transfigure C2+ Topic:Describing Qualities US /trænsˈfɪɡjər/ UK /trænsˈfɪɡə/ See IPA manual Meanings 1 verb to transform into something more beautiful or spiritually elevated Joy seemed to transfigure her tired face the moment she saw them. Thesaurus Synonyms 1 verb · to transform into something... transformmetamorphosetransmuteexaltglorifyconvert Word family Derived forms transfigurementtransfiguration Related forms transfiguratefigureconfigure Etymology AI details From Old French transfigurer, from Latin trānsfigūrāre ('to change in shape'), from trāns ('across') + figūra ('shape, form'). trānsfigūrāre Latin trāns Latin figūra Latin View etymology graph -> Topics Describing Qualities External links Cambridge Dictionary Wiktionary Google Images # transfigure **Type:** Word **Level:** C2+ **Part of speech:** verb **IPA (US):** /trænsˈfɪɡjər/ **IPA (UK):** /trænsˈfɪɡə/ ## Meanings 1. to transform into something more beautiful or spiritually elevated ## Examples - Joy seemed to transfigure her tired face the moment she saw them. ## Synonyms - transform - metamorphose - transmute - exalt - glorify - convert ## Derived Forms - transfigurement - transfiguration ## Related Forms - transfigurate - figure - configure ## Roots and Affixes - Root: trānsfigūrāre - Root: trāns - Root: figūra ## Etymology From Old French transfigurer, from Latin trānsfigūrāre ('to change in shape'), from trāns ('across') + figūra ('shape, form'). ## AI Etymology Transfigure is from Old French transfigurer, from Latin trānsfigūrāre ('to change in shape'), from trāns ('across') + figūra ('shape, form'). Important recorded forms include trānsfigūrāre (Latin), trāns (Latin), and figūra (Latin). Morphologically, the word is a built form whose named elements carry part of the historical sense. The current sense covers to transform into something more beautiful or spiritually elevated. The wider family includes derived forms such as transfigurement and transfiguration and related words such as transfigurate, figure, and configure. ## Topics - Describing Qualities markdown