transfigure

verb

trans·fig·ure tran(t)s-ˈfi-gyər How to pronounce transfigure (audio)

especially British -ˈfi-gə

transfigured; transfiguring

transitive verb

: to give a new and typically exalted or spiritual appearance to : transform outwardly and usually for the better

Example Sentences

Her face seemed transfigured by happiness. married life has seemingly transfigured his formerly aimless existence

Recent Examples on the Web Their sorcery can transfigure people and things, bestow good or bad luck, heal or hurt — or even offer protection from danger.

New York Times, 10 Nov. 2021 Klagsbrun is known for paintings that flowingly interpret classical myths in which women transfigure into trees or flowers.

Washington Post, 7 May 2021 For many, these numbers transfigured Covid-19 from something that might be a problem, to a near inevitability.

C. Brandon Ogbunu, Wired, 18 Mar. 2020 Always the black angel asleep on my lips, alwaysThe dove’s moan in the mimosa tree,The blue faces of the twice transfiguredclosing their stone eyes.

Dan Chiasson, The New Yorker, 4 Nov. 2019 Discovering the particular genre conventions that Obreht has chosen to transfigure or to uphold soon becomes central to the novel’s propulsive appeal.

Francisco Cantú, The New Yorker, 12 Aug. 2019 Its story, about a fiery Scottish lass whose desire to fight and hunt like her father inadvertently leads her mother to be cursed and transfigured into a bear, is as interesting as the studio’s best.

Allegra Frank, Vox, 27 June 2019 The slaughter transfigured North America's waterways.

Ben Goldfarb, Science | AAAS, 7 June 2018 Yet unlike other Chameleon programs, this one took as its thematic subject the very idea of a historical sense, of composers turning to older vessels, filling them with new wine, and transfiguring them altogether in the process.

Jeremy Eichler, BostonGlobe.com, 22 May 2018 See More

transfigure

verb

as in to transform

to change in form, appearance, or use married life has seemingly transfigured his formerly aimless existence

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transform
convert
transmute
metamorphose
remodel
transubstantiate
rework
alchemize
transpose
replace
alter
modify
adjust
recast
redefine
redesign
reengineer
revise
mutate
disfigure
refashion
deform
transmogrify
supplant
distort
make over
redo
regenerate
remake
revamp
substitute
vary
displace

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Some common synonyms of transfigure are convert, metamorphose, transform, transmogrify, and transmute. While all these words mean "to change a thing into a different thing," transfigure implies a change that exalts or glorifies.

joy transfigured her face

The meanings of convert and transfigure largely overlap; however, convert implies a change fitting something for a new or different use or function.

converted the study into a nursery

The words metamorphose and transfigure can be used in similar contexts, but metamorphose suggests an abrupt or startling change induced by or as if by magic or a supernatural power.

awkward girls metamorphosed into graceful ballerinas

The synonyms transform and transfigure are sometimes interchangeable, but transform implies a major change in form, nature, or function.

transformed a small company into a corporate giant

The words transmogrify and transfigure are synonyms, but do differ in nuance. Specifically, transmogrify suggests a strange or preposterous metamorphosis.

a story in which a frog is transmogrified into a prince

While the synonyms transmute and transfigure are close in meaning, transmute implies transforming into a higher element or thing.

attempted to transmute lead into gold

单词	transfigure
释义	transfigure verb trans·fig·ure tran(t)s-ˈfi-gyər especially British -ˈfi-gə transfigured; transfiguring transitive verb : to give a new and typically exalted or spiritual appearance to : transform outwardly and usually for the better Synonyms alchemize convert make over metamorphose transform transmute transpose transubstantiate See all Synonyms & Antonyms Example Sentences Her face seemed transfigured by happiness. married life has seemingly transfigured his formerly aimless existence Recent Examples on the Web Their sorcery can transfigure people and things, bestow good or bad luck, heal or hurt — or even offer protection from danger. New York Times, 10 Nov. 2021 Klagsbrun is known for paintings that flowingly interpret classical myths in which women transfigure into trees or flowers. Washington Post, 7 May 2021 For many, these numbers transfigured Covid-19 from something that might be a problem, to a near inevitability. C. Brandon Ogbunu, Wired, 18 Mar. 2020 Always the black angel asleep on my lips, alwaysThe dove’s moan in the mimosa tree,The blue faces of the twice transfiguredclosing their stone eyes. Dan Chiasson, The New Yorker, 4 Nov. 2019 Discovering the particular genre conventions that Obreht has chosen to transfigure or to uphold soon becomes central to the novel’s propulsive appeal. Francisco Cantú, The New Yorker, 12 Aug. 2019 Its story, about a fiery Scottish lass whose desire to fight and hunt like her father inadvertently leads her mother to be cursed and transfigured into a bear, is as interesting as the studio’s best. Allegra Frank, Vox, 27 June 2019 The slaughter transfigured North America's waterways. Ben Goldfarb, Science \| AAAS, 7 June 2018 Yet unlike other Chameleon programs, this one took as its thematic subject the very idea of a historical sense, of composers turning to older vessels, filling them with new wine, and transfiguring them altogether in the process. Jeremy Eichler, BostonGlobe.com, 22 May 2018 See More Word History Etymology Middle English, from Anglo-French transfigurer, from Latin transfigurare, from trans- + figurare to shape, fashion, from figura figure First Known Use 14th century, in the meaning defined above transfigure verb as in to transform to change in form, appearance, or use married life has seemingly transfigured his formerly aimless existence Synonyms & Similar Words Relevance transform convert transmute metamorphose remodel transubstantiate rework alchemize transpose replace alter modify adjust recast redefine redesign reengineer revise mutate disfigure refashion deform transmogrify supplant distort make over redo regenerate remake revamp substitute vary displace Synonym Chooser Some common synonyms of transfigure are convert, metamorphose, transform, transmogrify, and transmute. While all these words mean "to change a thing into a different thing," transfigure implies a change that exalts or glorifies. joy transfigured her face The meanings of convert and transfigure largely overlap; however, convert implies a change fitting something for a new or different use or function. converted the study into a nursery The words metamorphose and transfigure can be used in similar contexts, but metamorphose suggests an abrupt or startling change induced by or as if by magic or a supernatural power. awkward girls metamorphosed into graceful ballerinas The synonyms transform and transfigure are sometimes interchangeable, but transform implies a major change in form, nature, or function. transformed a small company into a corporate giant The words transmogrify and transfigure are synonyms, but do differ in nuance. Specifically, transmogrify suggests a strange or preposterous metamorphosis. a story in which a frog is transmogrified into a prince While the synonyms transmute and transfigure are close in meaning, transmute implies transforming into a higher element or thing. attempted to transmute lead into gold
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transfigure

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