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transfigure

trans·fig·ure [ transs fíggyər ] (past and past participle trans·fig·ured, present participle trans·fig·ur·ing, 3rd person present singular trans·fig·ures)


transitive verb 
Definition:
 
change appearance of somebody: to transform the appearance of somebody or something, revealing great beauty, spirituality, or magnificence

[14th century. < Latin transfigurare "change the shape of" < figura "shape" (see figure)]

trans·fig·ure·ment noun
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