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transfigure

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英 [træns'fɪgə; trɑːns-; -nz-] 美[træns'fɪɡjɚ]
英语单词transfigure
  • vt. 使变形;使改观;美化;理想化

英英释意


1. elevate or idealize, in allusion to Christ's transfiguration
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"