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verb
To transform the outward appearance of; to convert into a different form, state or substance.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: transitive
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Synonyms: develop, transmute, convert, draw, evolve, metamorphize, metamorphose, reconvert, shift, transfigurate, transfigure, transform, transmogrify, transume
Antonyms: none provided
verb
To glorify or exalt.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: transitive
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Synonyms: extol, laud, worthy, aggrandize, applaud, enthrone, appraise, belaud, bepraise, commend, cry up, eulogize, exalt, glorify, honor, idolize, lionize, magnify, panegyrize, praise, puff, revere, speak well of, transfigure, venerate
Antonyms: none provided
verb
change completely the nature or appearance of
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
Synonyms: metamorphose, transmogrify
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: change by reversal, turn, reverse
verb
elevate or idealize, in allusion to Christ's transfiguration
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Synonyms: glorify, spiritualize
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: change, alter, modify
History
From Old French transfigurer.
Across languages
10 source translations are retained for this English entry.
