transfigure

[trans-fig-yer, -fig-er] / trænsˈfɪg yər, -ˈfɪg ər /

VERB

convert

Synonyms

STRONG

alter apply appropriate commute download interchange make metamorphose modify mutate remodel reorganize revise switch transform translate transmogrify transmute transpose transubstantiate turn

WEAK

downlink restyle switch over

Antonyms

STRONG

increase keep leave alone preserve refuse stagnate

Example Sentences

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To transfigure a human villain into a demonic one, ostensibly the ultimate moral indictment, in practice amounts to a kind of cinematic vindication.

From Los Angeles Times • Sep. 7, 2023

I remember the quietness of that afternoon and my fascination with the images on the report, which seemed to transfigure the space around me.

From New York Times • May 25, 2023

They appear as ready to transfigure as Furey is to switch artistic mode.

From Washington Post • Mar. 24, 2023

These phenomena transfigure copyrights, patents, and trademarks into subjects of everyday importance.

From Salon • Jun. 4, 2022

It kept crackling and sparking at odd moments, and every time Ron tried to transfigure his beetle it engulfed him in thick gray smoke that smelled of rotten eggs.

From "Harry Potter And The Chamber Of Secrets" by J. K. Rowling

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