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transfigure

UK:**UK and possibly other pronunciationsUK and possibly other pronunciations/trænsˈfɪgər/

US:USA pronunciation: IPAUSA pronunciation: IPA/trænsˈfɪgjɚ/

US:USA pronunciation: respellingUSA pronunciation: respelling(trans figyər or, esp. Brit., -figər)


Inflections of 'transfigure' (v): (⇒ conjugate)
transfigures
v 3rd person singular
transfiguring
v pres p
transfigured
v past
transfigured
v past p

WordReference Random House Learner's Dictionary of American English © 2026
trans•fig•ure /trænsˈfɪgyɚ/USA pronunciation   v. [+ object], -ured, -ur•ing. 
  1. to change in outward form or appearance:Their faces were transfigured.
trans•fig•u•ra•tion /ˌtrænsfɪgyəˈreɪʃən/USA pronunciation  n. [uncountable]

WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2026
trans•fig•ure  (trans figyər or, esp. Brit., -figər),USA pronunciation v.t., -ured, -ur•ing. 
  1. to change in outward form or appearance;
    transform.
  2. to change so as to glorify or exalt.
  • Latin trānsfigūrāre to change in shape. See trans-, figure
  • Middle English transfiguren 1250–1300
trans•fig ure•ment, n. 
    1. transmute, renew.

Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers::
transfigure /trænsˈfɪɡə/ vb (usually tr)
  1. to change or cause to change in appearance
  2. to become or cause to become more exalted
Etymology: 13th Century: from Latin transfigūrāre, from trans- + figūra appearancetransˈfigurement n
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