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Thesaurus: transfigure

To change the outward form or appearance of; to metamorphose; to transform.

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  1. v. t. To change the outward form or appearance of; to metamorphose; to transform.
  2. v. t. Especially, to change to something exalted and glorious; to give an ideal form to.
  3. v. elevate or idealize, in allusion to Christ's transfiguration
  4. v. change completely the nature or appearance of
  5. 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.
  6. v:100 v. elevate or idealize, in allusion to Christ's transfiguration