Synonyms/Hypernyms (Ordered by Estimated Frequency) of verb transfigure

2 senses of transfigure

Sense 1
transfigure, glorify, spiritualize -- (elevate or idealize, in allusion to Christ's transfiguration)
       => change, alter, modify -- (cause to change; make different; cause a transformation; "The advent of the automobile may have altered the growth pattern of the city"; "The discussion has changed my thinking about the issue")

Sense 2
metamorphose, transfigure, transmogrify -- (change completely the nature or appearance of; "In Kafka's story, a person metamorphoses into a bug"; "The treatment and diet transfigured her into a beautiful young woman"; "Jesus was transfigured after his resurrection")
       => change by reversal, turn, reverse -- (change to the contrary; "The trend was reversed"; "the tides turned against him"; "public opinion turned when it was revealed that the president had an affair with a White House intern")