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trans·fig·ure
transfigure
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- pronunciation:
- traenz
fIg
yr
- features:
- Word Combinations (verb), Word Parts
part of speech: |
transitive verb |
inflections: |
transfigures, transfiguring, transfigured |
definition 1: |
to radically change the form or appearance of, esp. for the better; transform; ennoble or beautify.
- similar words:
- commute, metamorphose, transform
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definition 2: |
to change so as to bring closer to a spiritual ideal; exalt or glorify.
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related words: |
amend, change, convert, turn |
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derivation: |
transfigurement (n.) |
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