From Longman Dictionary of Contemporary Englishtransfiguretrans‧fig‧ure /trænsˈfɪɡə $ -ɡjər/ verb [transitive] literaryCHANGE/MAKE something DIFFERENT to change the way someone or something looks, especially so that they become more beautiful Her face was transfigured with joy. —transfiguration /trænsˌfɪɡəˈreɪʃən $ -ɡjə-/ noun [countable, uncountable]→ See Verb table
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transfigure• Like Blake, he paints the world transfigured.• For one instant I saw you, erect on tiptoe, ruling your orchestra and transfigured by the expression of a conqueror.• It was that bitter rivalry that led us to lift our gaze to space-but what we have seen has transfigured us.• His was a face, stern, even a little melancholy in repose, which was transfigured when he smiled.Origin transfigure (1300-1400) Latin transfigurare, from figurare “to shape” 