tr.v. trans·fig·ured, trans·fig·ur·ing, trans·fig·ures 1. To change the form or appearance of; transform. See Synonyms at convert. 2. To exalt or glorify. [Middle English transfiguren, from Old French transfigurer, from Latin trānsfigūrāre : trāns-, trans- + figūra, form; see dheigh- in the Appendix of Indo-European roots.] trans·figure·ment n. |
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