Transfigure

v. t.	1.	To change the outward form or appearance of; to metamorphose; to transform. [imp. & p. p. Transfigured ; p. pr. & vb. n. Transfiguring.]
	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.

Verb	1.	transfigure - elevate or idealize, in allusion to Christ's transfiguration Synonyms: spiritualize, glorify
	2.	transfigure - 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" Synonyms: metamorphose, transmogrify

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