transfiguring
present participle oftransfigure
transfigure
verb[T]
formaluk/trænsˈfɪɡ.ər/us/trænsˈfɪɡ.jɚ/tochangetheappearanceof apersonor thing very much, usually in a verypositiveand oftenspiritualway:
As shegazeddown at thebaby, herfacewas transfiguredwithtenderness.
Theassassinationsomehowtransfigured KennedyintoamodernAmericansaint.
Synonym
transmogrifyhumorous
Changing
- about-face
- about-turn
- alterable
- altered
- alternate
- chop
- commute
- modulation
- move on
- move the goalpostsidiom
- move with the timesidiom
- new
- pivot
- shakesomeoneup
- stead
- steep
- steepness
- sway
- switch up
- switcheroo
Examplesoftransfiguring
transfiguring
In English, many past and present participles of verbs can be used as adjectives. Some of these examples may show the adjective use.
Or a benign development easing poverty,transfiguringthe role of states and enlarging the horizons of citizens?
From theCambridge English Corpus
As the film progresses, the guests go through an emotional and physical transformation slowlytransfiguringfrom land mammals into sea mammals, as they fall in love.
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This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license.Holmes in particular believed poetry had the power oftransfiguringthe experiences and shows of life into an aspect which comes from the imagination and kindles that of others.
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