to transfigure

Examples

• All

• But then these disciples saw Jesus transfigured in all of his divine glory.

  Blog text (31)

• Recalling his decades of working with the earth, he concludes that gardening "has entirely transfigured my vision of life."

  Academic text (2008)

• The young English girl, transfigured by Italy.

  A Room with a View (1986)

• And why should she not be transfigured?

  A Room with a View (1986)

• For a moment, his face was transfigured with rage; then, somewhat cowed, he complied with her request.

  Fiction book (1990)

• For many Jewish families, the premium traditionally placed on men's religious learning was smoothly transfigured into an appreciation of all education.

  Academic text (2002)

• Even the birthmark was transfigured into the delicate lips of a rosebud.

  Fiction book (1994)

• In the resurrection, God irrevocably adopts creaturely reality as God's own reality, divinizing and transfiguring it.

  Academic text (2006)

• The beautiful sunset transfigured the entire landscape, turning it into a magical scene.

• After the makeover, she felt transfigured, with a newfound confidence shining through.

Synonyms

T

to turn into

vsto transfigure

890 2.2

To change into something different or make something change

implies becoming more beautiful or elevated rather than only being different

T

to transform

vsto transfigure

523 3.4

Change something a lot so it looks or works very differently

specifies change toward higher beauty or spiritual quality rather than any change

T

to translate

vsto transfigure

89 2.9

Change something from one form to another

focuses on improving beauty or spiritual feel rather than changing medium

M

to morph

vsto transfigure

76 5.8

To change smoothly from one form to another

denotes change toward a more elevated or beautiful state rather than smooth shift

C

to change shape

vsto transfigure

9 3.6

To become a different shape

carries a sense of making things more beautiful or spiritual rather than mere shape change

T

to transmute

vsto transfigure

8 7.5

To change something into a different form or material

focuses on raising beauty or spiritual nature rather than material alteration

M

to metamorphose

vsto transfigure

5 8.2

Change completely in form or appearance

suggests change toward beauty or elevation rather than merely dramatic shift

C

to change form

vsto transfigure

4 3.9

To become a different shape or look

is used when change produces a more beautiful or elevated look

T

to transmogrify

vsto transfigure

3 9.9

To change something into a very different form, often as if by magic

seeks to beautify or elevate rather than create odd or comic change

R

to refashion

vsto transfigure

3 4.9

To change something into a new or different form

implies change aimed at beauty or elevation rather than simple remaking

S

to shapeshift

vsto transfigure

• Literature

3 8.6

To change your body or look into another form, often an animal

focuses on lifting beauty or spiritual quality rather than fictional body change

S

to spiritualize

vsto transfigure

1 8.0

To give something a religious meaning or feeling

aims to make something more beautiful or spiritually elevated

Antonyms

D

to diminish

201 3.7

To become less in size, importance, or value

How Dramatic

to transfigure

• Literature

4 8.2

to transform

523 3.4

to change

∞ 1.0

to alter

493 2.5

Surface Forms

Morphology

Etymology