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transfigure
trans·fig·ure T0317100 (trăns-fĭg′yər)tr.v. trans·fig·ured, trans·fig·ur·ing, trans·fig·ures 1. To change the form or appearance of; transform. See Synonyms at convert.2. To exalt or glorify. [Middle English transfiguren, from Old French transfigurer, from Latin trānsfigūrāre : trāns-, trans- + figūra, form; see dheigh- in Indo-European roots.] trans·fig′ure·ment n.transfigure (trænsˈfɪɡə) vb (usually tr) 1. to change or cause to change in appearance2. to become or cause to become more exalted[C13: from Latin transfigūrāre, from trans- + figūra appearance] transˈfigurement ntrans•fig•ure (trænsˈfɪg yər; esp. Brit. -ˈfɪg ər) v.t. -ured, -ur•ing. 1. to change in outward form or appearance; transform. 2. to change so as to glorify or exalt. [1250–1300; Middle English < Latin trānsfigūrāre to change in shape. See trans-, figure] trans•fig′ure•ment, n. transfigure Past participle: transfigured Gerund: transfiguring
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transfigure | transfigure |
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I transfigure | you transfigure | he/she/it transfigures | we transfigure | you transfigure | they transfigure |
Preterite |
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I transfigured | you transfigured | he/she/it transfigured | we transfigured | you transfigured | they transfigured |
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I am transfiguring | you are transfiguring | he/she/it is transfiguring | we are transfiguring | you are transfiguring | they are transfiguring |
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I have transfigured | you have transfigured | he/she/it has transfigured | we have transfigured | you have transfigured | they have transfigured |
Past Continuous |
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I was transfiguring | you were transfiguring | he/she/it was transfiguring | we were transfiguring | you were transfiguring | they were transfiguring |
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I had transfigured | you had transfigured | he/she/it had transfigured | we had transfigured | you had transfigured | they had transfigured |
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I will transfigure | you will transfigure | he/she/it will transfigure | we will transfigure | you will transfigure | they will transfigure |
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I will have transfigured | you will have transfigured | he/she/it will have transfigured | we will have transfigured | you will have transfigured | they will have transfigured |
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I will be transfiguring | you will be transfiguring | he/she/it will be transfiguring | we will be transfiguring | you will be transfiguring | they will be transfiguring |
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I have been transfiguring | you have been transfiguring | he/she/it has been transfiguring | we have been transfiguring | you have been transfiguring | they have been transfiguring |
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I will have been transfiguring | you will have been transfiguring | he/she/it will have been transfiguring | we will have been transfiguring | you will have been transfiguring | they will have been transfiguring |
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I had been transfiguring | you had been transfiguring | he/she/it had been transfiguring | we had been transfiguring | you had been transfiguring | they had been transfiguring |
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I would transfigure | you would transfigure | he/she/it would transfigure | we would transfigure | you would transfigure | they would transfigure |
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I would have transfigured | you would have transfigured | he/she/it would have transfigured | we would have transfigured | you would have transfigured | they would have transfigured | ThesaurusVerb | 1. | transfigure - elevate or idealize, in allusion to Christ's transfigurationspiritualize, glorifyalter, change, modify - cause to change; make different; cause a transformation; "The advent of the automobile may have altered the growth pattern of the city"; "The discussion has changed my thinking about the issue" | | 2. | transfigure - 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"metamorphose, transmogrifychange by reversal, reverse, turn - change to the contrary; "The trend was reversed"; "the tides turned against him"; "public opinion turned when it was revealed that the president had an affair with a White House intern" |
transfigureverb1. change, convert, transform, alter, metamorphose, transmute They are transfigured by the healing powers of art.transfigureverbTo change into a different form, substance, or state:convert, metamorphose, mutate, transform, translate, transmogrify, transmute, transpose, transubstantiate.TranslationsEncyclopediaSeeTransfigurationtransfigure Related to transfigure: Transfiguration of JesusSynonyms for transfigureverb changeSynonyms- change
- convert
- transform
- alter
- metamorphose
- transmute
Synonyms for transfigureverb to change into a different form, substance, or stateSynonyms- convert
- metamorphose
- mutate
- transform
- translate
- transmogrify
- transmute
- transpose
- transubstantiate
Synonyms for transfigureverb elevate or idealize, in allusion to Christ's transfigurationSynonymsRelated Wordsverb change completely the nature or appearance ofSynonymsRelated Words- change by reversal
- reverse
- turn
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