transfigure

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See also: transfiguré

English

Etymology

From Old French transfigurer.

Pronunciation

  • (US) IPA(key): /tɹænsˈfɪɡjɚ/
  • (UK) IPA(key): /tɹænsˈfɪɡə(ɹ)/, /tɹɑːnsˈfɪɡə(ɹ)/
  • Audio (Southern England):(file)

Verb

transfigure (third-person singular simple present transfigures, present participle transfiguring, simple past and past participle transfigured)

  1. (transitive) To transform the outward appearance of; to convert into a different form, state or substance.
  2. (transitive) To glorify or exalt.

Translations

French

Verb

transfigure

  1. inflection of transfigurer:
    1. first/third-person singular present indicative/subjunctive
    2. second-person singular imperative

Galician

Verb

transfigure

  1. inflection of transfigurar:
    1. first/third-person singular present subjunctive
    2. third-person singular imperative

Portuguese

Verb

transfigure

  1. inflection of transfigurar:
    1. first/third-person singular present subjunctive
    2. third-person singular imperative

Spanish

Verb

transfigure

  1. inflection of transfigurar:
    1. first/third-person singular present subjunctive
    2. third-person singular imperative