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trans·mog·ri·fy
/
trænsˈmɒg
rəˌfaɪ, trænz-
/
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trans-
mog
-r
uh
-fahy, tranz-
]
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verb (used with object),
trans·mog·ri·fied,
trans·mog·ri·fy·ing.
to change in appearance or form, especially strangely or grotesquely; transform.
Origin:
1650–60;
earlier also
transmigrify, transmography;
apparently a pseudo-Latinism with
trans-
,
-ify
Related forms
trans·mog·ri·fi·ca·tion,
noun
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transmogrify
(trænzˈmɒɡrɪˌfaɪ)
—
vb
,
-fies
,
-fying
,
-fied
jocular
(
tr
) to change or transform into a different shape, esp a grotesque or bizarre one
[C17: of unknown origin]
transmogrifi'cation
—
n
Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 10th Edition
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Etymonline
Word Origin & History
transmogrify
"to change completely," 1656, apparently a perversion of transmigure, from transmigrate, perhaps influenced by
modify
.
Online Etymology Dictionary, © 2010 Douglas Harper
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Example sentences
Nor can a persecution risk retroactively
transmogrify
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But taking such a precautionary step does not
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In our view, this enlistment of third parties does not
transmogrify
a non-infringing use into an infringing use.
It's fascinating, in fact, to watch him
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reality into fiction.
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