transfigurev.

/trɑːnsˈfɪɡjʊə/

/transˈfɪɡjʊə/

/trɑːnsˈfɪɡə/

/transˈfɪɡə/

Etymology: < Latin transfigūrāre to change the shape of ( < trans- prefix + figūra form, shape, figure); or < French transfigurer (12th cent. in Hatzfeld & Darmesteter).

a. transitive. To alter the figure or appearance of; to change in outward appearance; to transform.

ΘΚΠ

the world > space > shape > shape or give shape to [verb (transitive)] > give another shape to

forshapeOE

transfigurea1340

transformc1340

transfigurate?a1475

turkess1530

turkish1560

turken1575

metamorphose1576

metamorphize1587

reform1634

deform1702

reshape1794

transmould1855

metamorphosize1888

the world > time > change > change to something else, transformation > transform [verb (transitive)] > in form or appearance

makec1175

transfigurea1340

transformc1340

overcasta1387

translatea1393

shapec1400

resolvea1450

transfigurate?a1475

fashion1528

converta1530

to bless into1534

redact1554

trans-shape1575

deduce1587

star1606

deducta1627

Pythagorize1631

to run into ——a1640

transpeciate1643

transmogrify1656

throw1824

transfeature1875

squirm1876

recontour1913

a1340 R. Rolle Psalter xc. 6 When þe fende transfigurs him in aungel of light.

a1400 (a1325) Cursor Mundi (Vesp.) l. 18497 Þai war transfigurd als tite, Was neuer i-wis snau sa quite.

c1405 (c1385) G. Chaucer Knight's Tale (Hengwrt) (2003) l. 247 Venus if it be thy wil Yow in this gardyn thus to transfigure.

1412–20 J. Lydgate tr. Hist. Troy ii. 913 So craftily þei koude hem transfigure, Conformyng hem to þe chaunt[e]plure.

1488 (c1478) Hary Actis & Deidis Schir William Wallace (Adv.) (1968–9) vi. l. 91 Thow transfigowryt Wallace out off his weill.

1547 tr. A. de Marcourt Bk. Marchauntes (new ed.) e viij b Satan..by cautyle transfigurynge hym into an angell of lyght.

1589 G. Puttenham Arte Eng. Poesie iii. xii. 135 Your single words may be many waies tranfigured to make the meetre or verse more tunable and melodious.

1607 E. Topsell Hist. Foure-footed Beastes 244 Wilde-goats are transfigured into many similitudes.

1855 E. B. Pusey Doctr. Real Presence Note Q. 230 The Sacraments, which, by the mystery of the sacred prayer, are transfigured into Body and Blood.

1880 J. McCarthy Hist. our Own Times III. xxxii. 49 The mutiny was transfigured into a revolutionary war.

b. In reference to the Transfiguration of Christ.

ΘΚΠ

society > faith > aspects of faith > Bible, Scripture > biblical events > [verb (transitive)] > transfigure or glorify

clarifya1340

transfigurec1380

transmake1909

c1380 J. Wyclif Sel. Wks. II. 57 Þis gospel telliþ how þat Crist was transfigurid in siȝt of þree apostlis.

c1400 Mandeville's Trav. (1839) x. 114 In þat hille Thabor, oure lord transfigured him before seynt Peter, seynt Iohn & seynt Iame.

1526 Bible (Tyndale) Mark ix. f. lvj^v And he was transfigured before them.

1911 J. A. Robinson in Encycl. Brit. XV. 381/2 They saw Jesus transfigured in a radiance of glory.

c. intransitive for reflexive. rare.

ΘΚΠ

the world > space > shape > have (specific) shape [verb (intransitive)] > assume definite shape > new or different

schematize1650

re-form1827

transfigure1840

metamorphosize1967

the world > time > change > change to something else, transformation > be transformed [verb (intransitive)] > in shape

turna1425

shift1607

taurize1727

transfigure1840

metamorphose1927

1840 R. Browning Sordello ii. 214 He no genius rare Transfiguring in fire, or wave, or air, At will.

2. transitive. figurative (in allusion to the Transfiguration of Christ): To elevate, glorify, idealize, spiritualize.

ΘΚΠ

the mind > attention and judgement > esteem > reputation > majesty, glory, or grandeur > exaltation or glorification > exalt or glorify [verb (transitive)] > impart nobility to

noblec1380

transfigurec1380

nobley?a1439

noblish1483

ennoble1502

gentle1532

nobilitate1542

ennoblize1598

ennoblishc1600

sublimate1601

greaten1627

exalt1711

annoblize1731

c1380 J. Wyclif Sel. Wks. II. 58 Þus men sein þat transfiguring is turnyng into glorious forme.

1687 R. Boyle Martyrdom Theodora (1703) viii. 116 I think our notions will then be raised..and our love and other affections, will be transfigured, as well as our bodies.

1841–8 F. Myers Catholic Thoughts II. iv. ii. 185 His education becomes devotion, and his morality is transfigured into Religion.

1876 E. Mellor Priesthood i. 15 Temple, priest, and sacrifice were employed and transfigured into glorious spiritual significations.

1879 F. W. Farrar Life & Work St. Paul I. ii. viii. 155 [Stephen's] whole being was transfigured by a consciousness which illuminated his very countenance.

†3. To transfer by a figure. (A literalism of translation.) Obsolete.

ΘΚΠ

the world > movement > transference > [verb (transitive)]

remuea1325

movea1382

translatea1382

transfer1382

transfigurec1384

removea1387

to turn overa1425

transume1483

to carry about1496

traduce1546

transplant1555

transact1621

transmigrate1635

hand1642

to make over1713

recover1719

to carry over1850

c1384 Bible (Wycliffite, E.V.) (Douce 369(2)) (1850) 1 Cor. iv. 6 This thing I haue transfigurid [L. transfiguravi] in to me and in to Apollo; that in vs ȝe lerne.

Derivatives

† transˈfigured adj. Obsolete in Geometry (quots. 1571¹, 1571²) applied to a solid in which plane faces are substituted for the original solid angles.

ΘΚΠ

the world > relative properties > number > geometry > surface > [adjective] > relating to plane surfaces > substitution of angles for plane faces

transfigurate1571

transfigured1571

transformate1571

the world > time > change > change to something else, transformation > [adjective] > transformed

transformed1413

transmutate?a1475

leavened1587

trans-shaped1602

Pythagoreana1667

transfigured1678

metamorphosed1730

transmuted1749

transmogrifiedc1832

transnatural1907

metamorphosized1948

born-again1977

the world > space > shape > [adjective] > shaped > again or anew > into different form

transformed1413

metamorphized1595

metamorphosed1596

transfigured1678

metamorphic1816

1571 T. Digges in L. Digges's Geom. Pract.: Pantometria xxv. sig. Gg i ^v This solides inscribed Octaedrons side is triple to the medietie of his contayning transfigured Tetraedrons side.

1571 T. Digges in L. Digges's Geom. Pract.: Pantometria xxv. sig. Gg iij ^v A Transfigured Octaedron is a Geometricall Figure incompassed with 14 bases, whereof 8 are equall equiangle Hexagonall playnes, and the other 6 are equall squares.

1678 R. Cudworth True Intellect. Syst. Universe i. v. 805 Bodies..Luciform or Lucid, like to our Saviour's then Transfigured Body.

1717 S. Garth in J. Dryden et al. tr. Ovid Metamorphoses xiv. 489 The Dow'r desir'd is his transfigur'd Friends.

transˈfiguring n. and adj.

ΘΚΠ

the world > space > shape > [adjective] > shaping or able to shape > into different form

metamorphosing1607

transformative1673

re-formative1838

transfiguring1846

transfigurating1871

reshaping1872

transfigurative1899

the world > time > change > change to something else, transformation > [adjective] > transforming

transmuting1579

metamorphosing1607

transmutative1611

leavening1628

transmutatorya1631

transforminga1653

conversive1656

convertive1816

metamorphotic1826

transmutive1836

transfiguring1846

transmogrifying1851

permutating1852

transfigurating1871

transfigurative1899

c1380 [see sense 2].

1846 R. C. Trench Notes Miracles Introd. vi. 87 Their transforming, transfiguring power.

1880 N. Smyth Old Faiths in New Light (1882) iii. 98 It can shine, a steady and transfiguring light of life, for the world.

This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1914; most recently modified version published online June 2022).

单词	transfigure
释义	transfigurev. /trɑːnsˈfɪɡjʊə//transˈfɪɡjʊə//trɑːnsˈfɪɡə//transˈfɪɡə/ Etymology: < Latin transfigūrāre to change the shape of ( < trans- prefix + figūra form, shape, figure); or < French transfigurer (12th cent. in Hatzfeld & Darmesteter). 1. a. transitive. To alter the figure or appearance of; to change in outward appearance; to transform. ΘΚΠ the world > space > shape > shape or give shape to [verb (transitive)] > give another shape to forshapeOE transfigurea1340 transformc1340 transfigurate?a1475 turkess1530 turkish1560 turken1575 metamorphose1576 metamorphize1587 reform1634 deform1702 reshape1794 transmould1855 metamorphosize1888 the world > time > change > change to something else, transformation > transform [verb (transitive)] > in form or appearance makec1175 transfigurea1340 transformc1340 overcasta1387 translatea1393 shapec1400 resolvea1450 transfigurate?a1475 fashion1528 converta1530 to bless into1534 redact1554 trans-shape1575 deduce1587 star1606 deducta1627 Pythagorize1631 to run into ——a1640 transpeciate1643 transmogrify1656 throw1824 transfeature1875 squirm1876 recontour1913 a1340 R. Rolle Psalter xc. 6 When þe fende transfigurs him in aungel of light. a1400 (a1325) Cursor Mundi (Vesp.) l. 18497 Þai war transfigurd als tite, Was neuer i-wis snau sa quite. c1405 (c1385) G. Chaucer Knight's Tale (Hengwrt) (2003) l. 247 Venus if it be thy wil Yow in this gardyn thus to transfigure. 1412–20 J. Lydgate tr. Hist. Troy ii. 913 So craftily þei koude hem transfigure, Conformyng hem to þe chaunt[e]plure. 1488 (c1478) Hary Actis & Deidis Schir William Wallace (Adv.) (1968–9) vi. l. 91 Thow transfigowryt Wallace out off his weill. 1547 tr. A. de Marcourt Bk. Marchauntes (new ed.) e viij b Satan..by cautyle transfigurynge hym into an angell of lyght. 1589 G. Puttenham Arte Eng. Poesie iii. xii. 135 Your single words may be many waies tranfigured to make the meetre or verse more tunable and melodious. 1607 E. Topsell Hist. Foure-footed Beastes 244 Wilde-goats are transfigured into many similitudes. 1855 E. B. Pusey Doctr. Real Presence Note Q. 230 The Sacraments, which, by the mystery of the sacred prayer, are transfigured into Body and Blood. 1880 J. McCarthy Hist. our Own Times III. xxxii. 49 The mutiny was transfigured into a revolutionary war. b. In reference to the Transfiguration of Christ. ΘΚΠ society > faith > aspects of faith > Bible, Scripture > biblical events > [verb (transitive)] > transfigure or glorify clarifya1340 transfigurec1380 transmake1909 c1380 J. Wyclif Sel. Wks. II. 57 Þis gospel telliþ how þat Crist was transfigurid in siȝt of þree apostlis. c1400 Mandeville's Trav. (1839) x. 114 In þat hille Thabor, oure lord transfigured him before seynt Peter, seynt Iohn & seynt Iame. 1526 Bible (Tyndale) Mark ix. f. lvj^v And he was transfigured before them. 1911 J. A. Robinson in Encycl. Brit. XV. 381/2 They saw Jesus transfigured in a radiance of glory. c. intransitive for reflexive. rare. ΘΚΠ the world > space > shape > have (specific) shape [verb (intransitive)] > assume definite shape > new or different schematize1650 re-form1827 transfigure1840 metamorphosize1967 the world > time > change > change to something else, transformation > be transformed [verb (intransitive)] > in shape turna1425 shift1607 taurize1727 transfigure1840 metamorphose1927 1840 R. Browning Sordello ii. 214 He no genius rare Transfiguring in fire, or wave, or air, At will. 2. transitive. figurative (in allusion to the Transfiguration of Christ): To elevate, glorify, idealize, spiritualize. ΘΚΠ the mind > attention and judgement > esteem > reputation > majesty, glory, or grandeur > exaltation or glorification > exalt or glorify [verb (transitive)] > impart nobility to noblec1380 transfigurec1380 nobley?a1439 noblish1483 ennoble1502 gentle1532 nobilitate1542 ennoblize1598 ennoblishc1600 sublimate1601 greaten1627 exalt1711 annoblize1731 c1380 J. Wyclif Sel. Wks. II. 58 Þus men sein þat transfiguring is turnyng into glorious forme. 1687 R. Boyle Martyrdom Theodora (1703) viii. 116 I think our notions will then be raised..and our love and other affections, will be transfigured, as well as our bodies. 1841–8 F. Myers Catholic Thoughts II. iv. ii. 185 His education becomes devotion, and his morality is transfigured into Religion. 1876 E. Mellor Priesthood i. 15 Temple, priest, and sacrifice were employed and transfigured into glorious spiritual significations. 1879 F. W. Farrar Life & Work St. Paul I. ii. viii. 155 [Stephen's] whole being was transfigured by a consciousness which illuminated his very countenance. †3. To transfer by a figure. (A literalism of translation.) Obsolete. ΘΚΠ the world > movement > transference > [verb (transitive)] remuea1325 movea1382 translatea1382 transfer1382 transfigurec1384 removea1387 to turn overa1425 transume1483 to carry about1496 traduce1546 transplant1555 transact1621 transmigrate1635 hand1642 to make over1713 recover1719 to carry over1850 c1384 Bible (Wycliffite, E.V.) (Douce 369(2)) (1850) 1 Cor. iv. 6 This thing I haue transfigurid [L. transfiguravi] in to me and in to Apollo; that in vs ȝe lerne. Derivatives † transˈfigured adj. Obsolete in Geometry (quots. 1571¹, 1571²) applied to a solid in which plane faces are substituted for the original solid angles. ΘΚΠ the world > relative properties > number > geometry > surface > [adjective] > relating to plane surfaces > substitution of angles for plane faces transfigurate1571 transfigured1571 transformate1571 the world > time > change > change to something else, transformation > [adjective] > transformed transformed1413 transmutate?a1475 leavened1587 trans-shaped1602 Pythagoreana1667 transfigured1678 metamorphosed1730 transmuted1749 transmogrifiedc1832 transnatural1907 metamorphosized1948 born-again1977 the world > space > shape > [adjective] > shaped > again or anew > into different form transformed1413 metamorphized1595 metamorphosed1596 transfigured1678 metamorphic1816 1571 T. Digges in L. Digges's Geom. Pract.: Pantometria xxv. sig. Gg i ^v This solides inscribed Octaedrons side is triple to the medietie of his contayning transfigured Tetraedrons side. 1571 T. Digges in L. Digges's Geom. Pract.: Pantometria xxv. sig. Gg iij ^v A Transfigured Octaedron is a Geometricall Figure incompassed with 14 bases, whereof 8 are equall equiangle Hexagonall playnes, and the other 6 are equall squares. 1678 R. Cudworth True Intellect. Syst. Universe i. v. 805 Bodies..Luciform or Lucid, like to our Saviour's then Transfigured Body. 1717 S. Garth in J. Dryden et al. tr. Ovid Metamorphoses xiv. 489 The Dow'r desir'd is his transfigur'd Friends. transˈfiguring n. and adj. ΘΚΠ the world > space > shape > [adjective] > shaping or able to shape > into different form metamorphosing1607 transformative1673 re-formative1838 transfiguring1846 transfigurating1871 reshaping1872 transfigurative1899 the world > time > change > change to something else, transformation > [adjective] > transforming transmuting1579 metamorphosing1607 transmutative1611 leavening1628 transmutatorya1631 transforminga1653 conversive1656 convertive1816 metamorphotic1826 transmutive1836 transfiguring1846 transmogrifying1851 permutating1852 transfigurating1871 transfigurative1899 c1380 [see sense 2]. 1846 R. C. Trench Notes Miracles Introd. vi. 87 Their transforming, transfiguring power. 1880 N. Smyth Old Faiths in New Light (1882) iii. 98 It can shine, a steady and transfiguring light of life, for the world. This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1914; most recently modified version published online June 2022). < v.a1340
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