transfigure
verb/trænsˈfɪɡə(r)/
/trænsˈfɪɡjər/
[often passive] (literary)Verb Forms
| present simple I / you / we / they transfigure | /trænsˈfɪɡə(r)/ /trænsˈfɪɡjər/ |
| he / she / it transfigures | /trænsˈfɪɡəz/ /trænsˈfɪɡjərz/ |
| past simple transfigured | /trænsˈfɪɡəd/ /trænsˈfɪɡjərd/ |
| past participle transfigured | /trænsˈfɪɡəd/ /trænsˈfɪɡjərd/ |
| -ing form transfiguring | /trænsˈfɪɡərɪŋ/ /trænsˈfɪɡjərɪŋ/ |
- transfigure somebody/something 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.
Word OriginMiddle English: from Old French transfigurer or Latin transfigurare, from trans- ‘across’ + figura ‘figure’.Want to learn more?
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