trans·fig·ure /træn(t)sˈfɪgjɚ/
(vt.)使變形,使莊嚴,使理想化,美化
Trans·fig·ure v. t. [imp. & p. p. Transfigured p. pr. & vb. n. Transfiguring.]
1. To change the outward form or appearance of; to metamorphose; to transform.
2. Especially, to change to something exalted and glorious; to give an ideal form to.
[Jesus] was transfigured before them; and his face did shine as the sun, and his raiment was white as the light. --Matt. xvii. 2.
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transfigure
v 1: elevate or idealize, in allusion to Christ's transfiguration
[syn: glorify, spiritualize]
2: 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" [syn: metamorphose,
transmogrify]