transmogrify
verb/ˌtrænzˈmɒɡrɪfaɪ/
/ˌtrænzˈmɑːɡrɪfaɪ/
(often humorous)Verb Forms
| present simple I / you / we / they transmogrify | /ˌtrænzˈmɒɡrɪfaɪ/ /ˌtrænzˈmɑːɡrɪfaɪ/ |
| he / she / it transmogrifies | /ˌtrænzˈmɒɡrɪfaɪz/ /ˌtrænzˈmɑːɡrɪfaɪz/ |
| past simple transmogrified | /ˌtrænzˈmɒɡrɪfaɪd/ /ˌtrænzˈmɑːɡrɪfaɪd/ |
| past participle transmogrified | /ˌtrænzˈmɒɡrɪfaɪd/ /ˌtrænzˈmɑːɡrɪfaɪd/ |
| -ing form transmogrifying | /ˌtrænzˈmɒɡrɪfaɪɪŋ/ /ˌtrænzˈmɑːɡrɪfaɪɪŋ/ |
- transmogrify somebody/something to change somebody/something completely, especially in a surprising way synonym transformWord Originmid 17th cent.: of unknown origin.
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