transmogrifier
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9.9
- noun
- /trænˈmɑːɡrəˌfaɪər/
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transmogrificador
Examples
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It's as if all information that exists, including facts and numbers, must be passed through their weird political transmogrifier before they can grok it.
Blog text (6) -
Significantly, scholarship in transgender studies explores the biological and cultural aspects, along with the use or absence of make-up as a transmogrifier.
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The scientist used a transmogrifier to convert the metal into a completely different alloy.
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In the story, the transmogrifier transformed a regular cat into a fierce lion, surprising everyone.
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During the experiment, the transmogrifier was able to change the appearance of the objects in front of us.
Synonyms
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4.1
A device that changes something into another form, like power or sound
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5.2
A person who makes changes to things
A device that changes something from one form into another
A thing that changes the shape of an object, like a tool or force
How Transformative
Surface Forms
Morphology
transmogrifier = transmogrify (transparent) = transmogrify + er
The noun is a straightforward agent nominalization from the verb 'transmogrify' using the productive suffix '-er'; although the verb itself is a playful/nonce coinage and internally opaque, forming 'transmogrifier' from that verb is regular and transparent.
Etymology
Transmogrifier begins with trans- meaning 'across' or 'change' and adds a playful, made-up ending -mogrify that echoes modify. So, think of trans- as in transform and -mogrify as a silly 'change', and a transmogrifier is anything that makes a big, surprising change.