to transmogrify
3
9.9
- verb
- /trænˈmɑːɡrəˌfaɪ/
- Forgotten all this time, the beaver has transmogrified into a weird, two-foot-high pile of what looks like cotton candy.
Examples
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The soft golden dusk is already transmogrifying itself into the blue star-sprinkled night.
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The anxiety which the grass had stirred up in Jimmy transmogrified into perfect bewilderment.
Fiction book (1998) -
- I'm transmogrifying my life into art.
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I had no idea that such a familiar song could be transmogrified into a dirge.
Fiction book (2001) -
Humans have worked hard burying or transmogrifying old culture to exalt the new, modern one.
Fiction book (1999) -
Yet and still, the capital was dreamlike, reality transmogrified; even if it was physically wrong, it was poetically right.
Fiction book (1996) -
The pleasant, wimpy Kamamakamans had transmogrified into grim, determined fighting machines.
Fiction book (1991) -
Even when original names derived from the Malay vernacular were preserved, they often were transmogrified to suit English-speaking tongues.
Academic text (1992) -
The magician's trick seemed to transmogrify a simple rabbit into a dazzling bird before our eyes.
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With the right filters and filters, you can transmogrify an ordinary photo into a stunning work of art.
Synonyms
∞
1.0
To make something or someone different
∞
1.0
Change into something different
∞
2.2
To change into something different or make something change
478
3.4
Change something a lot so it looks or works very differently
459
2.5
To change something slightly or become different
92
3.7
To change the shape and look of something, usually a room or building
84
5.8
To change smoothly from one form to another
81
2.9
Change something from one form to another
51
6.6
Completely change something in a new and much better way
49
3.5
To change the form of something so it looks different
33
4.3
To change the shape of something so it is no longer normal
21
3.6
To become a different shape
12
3.9
To become a different shape or look
11
4.1
Change how something looks or works to improve it
8
7.5
To change something into a different form or material
5
8.2
To change a person or thing so they look more beautiful and spiritual
4
8.2
Change completely in form or appearance
4
5.5
Make something appear, disappear, or change as if by using a special power
4
8.6
To change your body or look into another form, often an animal
3
4.9
To change something into a new or different form
1
7.0
To change an idea, story, or image to fit a new setting
1
9.4
Change into another form, like a person or animal, by magic
1
9.9
Change something into a different form or nature
1
9.9
To change ordinary things into something special as if by magic
To change something by magic so it acts differently
Antonyms
How Radical
Surface Forms
Etymology
Transmogrify looks like a playful mix of trans- 'across' and modify 'change', so a helpful way to remember it is to think of something being changed into something very different. So, to transmogrify something is to change its appearance or nature in a surprising or almost magical way.