transfigure (v.)

  1. elevate or idealize, in allusion to Christs transfiguration

    [ Syn: glorify , spiritualize ]

  2. change completely the nature or appearance of; In Kafkas story, a person metamorphoses into a bug; The treatment and diet transfigured her into a beautiful young woman; Jesus was transfigured after his resurrection

    [ Syn: metamorphose , transmogrify ]

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