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trans·fig·ure
 transfigure
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- pronunciation:
- traenz
fIg
y
 r
- 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 |
adverb + (v.)transfigure
were
(v.)transfigure
+ noun
behavior, being, death, event, face, image, journal, landscape, light, love, memory, myth, power, presence, reality, religion, sort, spirit, vision
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| derivation: |
transfigurement (n.) |
The word transfigure
contains the following parts:
tra-, trans-
Latin
prefix
that means across, over, to the other side
  Example words:
intransigent, intransitive, neurotransmitter, traduce, trajectory, transact, transatlantic, transceiver, transcend, transcendent, transcribe, transcript, transect, transept, transfer, transfigure, transfix, transform, transfuse, transgress, transient, transit, transition, transitive, translate, transliterate, translucent, transmissible, transmit, transmute, transonic, transparent, transpire, transplant, transport, transpose, transsexual, transuranic, transverse, transvestite, traverse
fig
Latin
root
that means form
Example words:
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