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单词 transfigure
释义 trans·fig·ure
\tranzˈfigyə(r), traan-, -n(t)ˈsf-, ÷-gə(r)\ transitive verb
Etymology: Middle English transfiguren, from Latin transfigurare, from trans- + figurare to shape, fashion, form, from figura figure
1. : to change the form or appearance of : transform
 < her face was transfigured by uncontrollable passion — Arnold Bennett >
 < his will has been transfigured by association with the wills of others — B.N.Cardozo >
— often used with into
 < his … special gifts led him to transfigure the wasteland into a circus — C.J.Rolo >
 < nationalism was transfigured into internationalism — C.B.Forcey >
2. : exalt, glorify, spiritualize
 < the great cliffs and domes were transfigured in the hazy golden air — John Muir †1914 >
 < music … will transfigure plain meanings and clothe the verbal substance with a kind of incandescence — A.T.Davison >
 < the same sacrifice transfigured the communicants who shared the mystery — Oscar Handlin >
— often used with into
 < her beautiful face was transfigured into the ravishingly angelic — Arnold Bennett >
 < the moment when good verse … is transfigured into a thing that takes the breath away — C.D.Lewis >
Synonyms: see transform
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