transfigure
verb [T] /trænsˈfɪɡ.ər/
/-jɚ/ formalDefinition
› to change the appearance of a person or thing very much, usually in a very positive and often spiritual way: As she gazed down at the baby, her face was transfigured with tenderness. The assassination somehow transfigured Kennedy into a modern American saint.ChangingAdapting and modifying Adapting and attuning to somethingChanging frequently transfiguration /ˌtræns.fɪ.ɡərˈeɪ.ʃən/
/-fɪɡ.jəˈreɪ-/ noun [U]
/-fɪɡ.jəˈreɪ-/ noun [U] (Definition of transfigure verb from the Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary & Thesaurus
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- a new broom sweeps clean idiom
- about-turn noun
- alter verb (CHANGE)
- alternate adjective
- alternate verb
- bastardize verb
- convert verb (CHANGE)
- convertible adjective
- fluid adjective (LIKELY TO CHANGE)
- modulate verb (PLAN/PROCESS)
- modulate verb (SOUND)
- move the goalposts idiom
- new broom noun
- polymorphous adjective
- swing verb (MOVE SIDEWAYS)
- trans- prefix (CHANGED)
- transform verb
- transitional adjective
- transmogrify verb
- transmute verb
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