transfigure

UK: /trænsˈfɪgə^r/

US: /trænsˈfɪgjɚ/

US: (trans fig′yər or, esp. Brit., -fig′ər)

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/   v. [~ + object] , -ured, -ur•ing. 

1. to change in outward form or appearance:
   Their faces were transfigured.

trans•fig•u•ra•tion /ˌtrænsfɪgyəˈreɪʃən/  n. [uncountable]

WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2026

trans•fig•ure  (trans fig′yər or, esp. Brit., -fig′ər), 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. 
Synonyms

• 1. transmute, renew.

Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers::

transfigure / trænsˈfɪɡə/ verb (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 appearance

transˈfigurement noun