Both Uses of
transfigure
in
Fast Food Nation
- He has been transfigured into a latter-day entrepreneur, the greatest superstar salesperson of all time, who built a multinational outfit from scratch.†
p. 106.5 *transfigured = completely changed the nature or appearance of
- "Mexington" — as it is now called, affectionately by some, disparagingly by others — is an entirely new kind of American town, one that has been transfigured to meet the needs of a modern slaughterhouse.†
p. 165.4
Definition:
change completely the nature or appearance of -- especially in a positive way