Transfigure vs. Transmute — What's the Difference?
Difference Between Transfigure and Transmute
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Transfigure
To change the form or appearance of; transform.
Transmute
To change from one form, nature, substance, or state into another; transform
Alchemists tried to transmute lead into gold.
Transfigure
To exalt or glorify.
Transmute
To undergo transmutation.
Transfigure
(transitive) To transform the outward appearance of; to convert into a different form, state or substance.
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Transmute
(ambitransitive) To change, transform or convert one thing to another, or from one state or form to another.
The alchemists tried to transmute base metals to gold.
Did the base metals transmute to gold?
Transfigure
(transitive) To glorify or exalt.
Transmute
To change from one nature, form, or substance, into another; to transform.
The caresses of parents and the blandishments of friends transmute us into idols.
Transmuting sorrow into golden joyFree from alloy.
Transfigure
To change the outward form or appearance of; to metamorphose; to transform.
Transmute
Alter the nature of (elements)
Transfigure
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.
Transmute
Change in outward structure or looks;
He transformed into a monster
The salesman metamorphosed into an ugly beetle
Transfigure
Elevate or idealize, in allusion to Christ's transfiguration
Transmute
Change or alter in form, appearance, or nature;
This experience transformed her completely
She transformed the clay into a beautiful sculpture
Transubstantiate one element into another
Transfigure
Change completely the nature or appearance of;
In Kafka's story, a person metamorphoses into a bug
The treatment and diet transfigured her into a beautiful young woman
Jesus was transfigured after his resurrection
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