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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 | ||
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