transfigure

[ trans-fig-yer or, especially British, -fig-er ]

/ trænsˈfɪg yər or, especially British, -ˈfɪg ər /

SEE SYNONYMS FOR transfigure ON THESAURUS.COM

verb (used with object), trans·fig·ured, trans·fig·ur·ing.

to change in outward form or appearance; transform.

to change so as to glorify or exalt.

Origin of transfigure

1250–1300; Middle English transfiguren<Latin trānsfigūrāre to change in shape. See trans-, figure

SYNONYMS FOR transfigure

1 transmute, renew.

SEE SYNONYMS FOR transfigure ON THESAURUS.COM

OTHER WORDS FROM transfigure

trans·fig·ure·ment, nounun·trans·fig·ured, adjective

Words nearby transfigure

transferral, transferrin, transfer RNA, transfer station, transfiguration, transfigure, transfinite, transfinite number, transfix, transfixion, transfixion suture

Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020

Example sentences from the Web for transfigure

So neither polling nor political theory can transfigure the human heart or orient our minds toward the brotherhood of man?
Dear Frank Luntz: Here’s How to Be Happy Again|James Poulos|January 8, 2014|DAILY BEAST
An aureole of something more than human, of something entirely spiritual, seemed to transfigure her loveliness.
The conquest of Rome|Matilde Serao
But Mrs. Ascher's feelings were strong enough to transfigure even her clothes.
Gossamer|George A. Birmingham
The vision of the light 302of the Transfiguration did not transfigure the character of its beholders.
Byzantine Churches in Constantinople|Alexander Van Millingen

The silence appeared silly; there was, and there could be, no emotion to justify, to transfigure it.
The Literary Sense|E. Nesbit
She believes in her power to renew and transfigure them, to achieve in them a moral miracle.
Lux Mundi|Various

British Dictionary definitions for transfigure

transfigure

/ (trænsˈfɪɡə) /

verb (usually tr)

to change or cause to change in appearance

to become or cause to become more exalted

Derived forms of transfigure

transfigurement, noun

Word Origin for transfigure

C13: from Latin transfigūrāre, from trans- + figūra appearance

Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

单词	transfigure
释义	transfigure [ trans-fig-yer or, especially British, -fig-er ] / trænsˈfɪg yər or, especially British, -ˈfɪg ər / SEE SYNONYMS FOR transfigure ON THESAURUS.COM verb (used with object), trans·fig·ured, trans·fig·ur·ing. to change in outward form or appearance; transform. to change so as to glorify or exalt. Origin of transfigure 1250–1300; Middle English transfiguren<Latin trānsfigūrāre to change in shape. See trans-, figure SYNONYMS FOR transfigure 1 transmute, renew. SEE SYNONYMS FOR transfigure ON THESAURUS.COM OTHER WORDS FROM transfigure trans·fig·ure·ment, nounun·trans·fig·ured, adjective Words nearby transfigure transferral, transferrin, transfer RNA, transfer station, transfiguration, transfigure, transfinite, transfinite number, transfix, transfixion, transfixion suture Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for transfigure So neither polling nor political theory can transfigure the human heart or orient our minds toward the brotherhood of man? Dear Frank Luntz: Here’s How to Be Happy Again\|James Poulos\|January 8, 2014\|DAILY BEAST An aureole of something more than human, of something entirely spiritual, seemed to transfigure her loveliness. The conquest of Rome\|Matilde Serao But Mrs. Ascher's feelings were strong enough to transfigure even her clothes. Gossamer\|George A. Birmingham The vision of the light 302of the Transfiguration did not transfigure the character of its beholders. Byzantine Churches in Constantinople\|Alexander Van Millingen The silence appeared silly; there was, and there could be, no emotion to justify, to transfigure it. The Literary Sense\|E. Nesbit She believes in her power to renew and transfigure them, to achieve in them a moral miracle. Lux Mundi\|Various British Dictionary definitions for transfigure transfigure / (trænsˈfɪɡə) / verb (usually tr) to change or cause to change in appearance to become or cause to become more exalted Derived forms of transfigure transfigurement, noun Word Origin for transfigure C13: from Latin transfigūrāre, from trans- + figūra appearance Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012 Words related to transfigure transmute, interchange, modify, make, transpose, transform, metamorphose, remodel, turn, switch, commute, reorganize, transmogrify, transubstantiate, download, apply, appropriate, translate, alter, revise
随便看	electronystagmography electrooculogram electro-oculography electro-optics electro-organic chemistry electro-osmosis electropalatography electropherogram electrophile electrophilic electrophone electrophorese electrophoresis electrophorus electrophotography electrophrenic respiration electrophysiology electroplaque electroplate electroplating electropolish electropositive electroreceptor electroreduction electrorefining

transfigure

verb (used with object), trans·fig·ured, trans·fig·ur·ing.

Origin of transfigure

SYNONYMS FOR transfigure

OTHER WORDS FROM transfigure

Words nearby transfigure

Example sentences from the Web for transfigure

British Dictionary definitions for transfigure

verb (usually tr)

Derived forms of transfigure

Word Origin for transfigure

Words related to transfigure