Verbs

(v)transfigure, glorify, spiritualizeelevate or idealize, in allusion to Christ's transfiguration
(v)metamorphose, transfigure, transmogrifychange 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”