Transfigure Definition & Meaning

transfigure
verb
  1. elevate or idealize, in allusion to Christ's transfiguration
  2. change completely the nature or appearance of; "In Kafka's story, a person metamorphoses into a bug"; "The treatment and diet transfigured her into a beautiful young woman"; "Jesus was transfigured after his resurrection"

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