transfigure

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US/tɹænsˈfɪɡjɚ/UK/tɹænsˈfɪɡə(ɹ)/UK/tɹɑːnsˈfɪɡə(ɹ)/

verb

To transform the outward appearance of; to convert into a different form, state or substance.

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developtransmuteconvertdrawevolvemetamorphizemetamorphosereconvert
OriginOld French transfigurer →
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Meanings

verbtransfigure (third-person singular simple present transfigures, present participle transfiguring, simple past and past participle transfigured)

present singular third person transfigures · participle present transfiguring · participle past transfigured · past transfigured

  1. transitiveTo transform the outward appearance of; to convert into a different form, state or substance.

    Synonyms: develop, transmute, convert, develop, draw, evolve, metamorphize, metamorphose

  2. transitiveTo glorify or exalt.

    Synonyms: extol, laud, worthy, aggrandize, applaud, enthrone, appraise, belaud

Synonyms & antonyms

verbTo transform the outward appearance of; to convert into a different form, state or substance.

Similar
developtransmuteconvertdevelopdrawevolvemetamorphizemetamorphosereconvertshifttransfiguratetransformtransmogrifytransmutetransume

verbTo glorify or exalt.

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extollaudworthyaggrandizeapplaudenthroneappraisebelaudbepraisecommendcry upeulogizeexaltextolglorifyhonoridolizelaudlionizemagnify

More synonyms by meaning

verbelevate or idealize, in allusion to Christ's transfiguration

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glorifyspiritualize
Broader
changealtermodify

verbchange completely the nature or appearance of

Similar
metamorphosetransmogrify
Broader
change by reversalturnreverse
Also see
convertdevelopdrawevolveglorifymetamorphosereconvertspiritualizetransfiguratetransformtransmogrifytransmutetransume

Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

Origin

  1. Old Frenchtransfigurer
  2. Englishtransfigure

From Old French transfigurer.

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Translations

Bulgarian преобразявам
  • преобразявам (preobrazjavam)transitive: transform the outward appearance
Catalan transfigurar
  • transfigurartransitive: transform the outward appearance
Portuguese transfigurar
  • transfigurartransitive: transform the outward appearance
Spanish transfigurar, trasfigurar
  • transfigurartransitive: transform the outward appearance
  • trasfigurartransitive: transform the outward appearance
  • transfigurarsereflexive: transform the outward appearance
  • trasfigurarsereflexive: transform the outward appearance
Tagalog ibalatkayo
  • ibalatkayotransitive: transform the outward appearance
Cite this entry
APA

transfigure. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/transfigure

MLA

“transfigure.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/transfigure. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “transfigure,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/transfigure.

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