English verb: transfigure | |||
1. | transfigure (change) elevate or idealize, in allusion to Christ's transfiguration | ||
Synonyms | glorify, spiritualize | ||
Pattern of use | Somebody ----s somebody | ||
Broader (hypernym) | alter, change, modify | ||
2. | transfigure (change) change completely the nature or appearance of | ||
Samples | 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. | ||
Synonyms | metamorphose, transmogrify | ||
Pattern of use | Something ----s | ||
Broader (hypernym) | change by reversal, reverse, turn | ||