Transfigure
Pronunciation : Trans*fig"ure
Part of Speech : v.
Etymology : [F. transfigurer, L. transfigurare, transfiguratum; trans across, over + figurare to form, shape. See Figure, v. t.]
Definition : 1. To change the outward form or appearance of; to metamorphose; to transform.
2. Especially, to change to something exalted and glorious; to give an ideal form to. [Jesus] was transfigured before them; and his face did shine as the sun, and his raiment was white as the light. Matt. xvii. 2.
t. [imp. & p. p. Transfigured; p. pr. & vb. n. Transfiguring.]
Source : Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913