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Definition of transfigure verb from the Oxford Advanced American Dictionary

transfigure

verb

NAmE//trænsˈfɪɡyər//

[often passive] transfigure somebody/something (literary)Verb Forms present simple I / you / we / they transfigure

he / she / it transfigures

past simple transfigured

-ing form transfiguring

to change the appearance of a person or thing so that they look more beautiful Ann's whole face was transfigured by the early morning light.

transfiguration

NAmE//ˌtrænsˌfɪɡyəˈreɪʃn//

noun [uncountable]See transfigure in the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary

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