transfigure
     v 1: elevate or idealize, in allusion to Christ's transfiguration
          [syn: {glorify}, {spiritualize}]
     2: 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" [syn: {metamorphose},
         {transmogrify}]
Source: WordNet® 2.0