transmogrify
Use Transmogrify in a sentence
rəˌfaɪ, trænz- verb (used with object), trans·mog·ri·fied, trans·mog·ri·fy·ing.
to change in appearance or form, especially strangely or grotesquely; transform.
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| —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 | |
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Transmogrify
is always a great word to know.
So is callithumpian. Does it mean:
| a screen or mat covered with a dark material for shielding a camera lens from excess light or glare. |
| a children's mummer's parade, as on the Fourth of July, with prizes for the best costumes. |
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Word Origin & History
transmogrify
"to change completely," 1656, apparently a perversion of transmigure, from transmigrate, perhaps influenced by modify.
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Example sentences
Nor can a persecution risk retroactively transmogrify nonpolitical criminal behavior into a political offense.
But taking such a precautionary step does not transmogrify an agreement-based sentence into one based on the guidelines.
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 transmogrify reality into fiction.
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