transfigure
(verb)
verb
1. elevate or idealize, in allusion to Christ's transfiguration
Similar word(s): glorify, spiritualize
Definition categories: change, alter, modify
2. change completely the nature or appearance of
- The treatment and diet transfigured her into a beautiful young woman
- Jesus was transfigured after his resurrection
Similar word(s): metamorphose, transmogrify