transfigure

/tran(t)s-ˈfi-gyər/

Middle English, from Anglo-French transfigurer, from Latin transfigurare, from trans- + figurare to shape, fashion, from figura figure

verb

  1. to give a new and typically exalted or spiritual appearance to : transform outwardly and usually for the better

transform metamorphose transmute convert transmogrify transfigure mean to change a thing into a different thing. transform implies a major change in form, nature, or function. metamorphose suggests an abrupt or startling change induced by or as if by magic or a supernatural power.