Main entry: metamorphose, transfigure, transmogrify
Definition: change completely the nature or appearance of
Usage: 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
Main entry: transfigure, spiritualize, glorify
Definition: elevate or idealize, in allusion to Christ's transfiguration