transfigure

Verbs

  • (v) elevate or idealize, in allusion to Christ's transfiguration spiritualize, glorify,
  • (v) change completely the nature or appearance of
    • In Kafka's story, a person metamorphoses into a bug
    • The treatment and diet transfigured her into a beautiful young woman
    • Jesus was transfigured after his resurrection
    metamorphose, transmogrify,

Synonyms

spiritualize glorify metamorphose transmogrify

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