transfigure

From Longman Dictionary of Contemporary Englishtransfiguretrans‧fig‧ure /trænsˈfɪɡə $ -ɡjər/ verb [transitive] literaryCHANGE/MAKE something DIFFERENT to change the way someone or something looks, especially so that they become more beautiful Her face was transfigured with joy. —transfiguration /trænsˌfɪɡəˈreɪʃən $ -ɡjə-/ noun [countable, uncountable]→ See Verb table Examples from the Corpustransfigure• Like Blake, he paints the world transfigured.• For one instant I saw you, erect on tiptoe, ruling your orchestra and transfigured by the expression of a conqueror.• It was that bitter rivalry that led us to lift our gaze to space-but what we have seen has transfigured us.• His was a face, stern, even a little melancholy in repose, which was transfigured when he smiled.Origin transfigure (1300-1400) Latin transfigurare, from figurare "to shape"

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transfigure

Simple Form

Present

I, you, we, they transfigure

he, she, it transfigures

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Past

I, you, he, she, it, we, they transfigured

Present perfect

I, you, we, they have transfigured

he, she, it has transfigured

Past perfect

I, you, he, she, it, we, they had transfigured

Future

I, you, he, she, it, we, they will transfigure

Future perfect

I, you, he, she, it, we, they will have transfigured

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Continuous Form

Present

I am transfiguring

he, she, it is transfiguring

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you, we, they are transfiguring

Past

I, he, she, it was transfiguring

you, we, they were transfiguring

Present perfect

I, you, we, they have been transfiguring

he, she, it has been transfiguring

Past perfect

I, you, he, she, it, we, they had been transfiguring

Future

I, you, he, she, it, we, they will be transfiguring

Future perfect

I, you, he, she, it, we, they will have been transfiguring

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