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trans·mog·ri·fy
(trăns-mŏg′rə-fī′, trănz-)v. trans·mog·ri·fied, trans·mog·ri·fy·ing, trans·mog·ri·fies
v. tr.
To change thoroughly, as into a different shape or form. See Synonyms at convert.
v. intr.
To be thoroughly changed: "He couldn't figure out why his simple desires for competence and order so often seemed to transmogrify into anger" (Chris Bohjalian).
[Origin unknown.]
trans·mog′ri·fi·ca′tion (-fĭ-kā′shən) n.
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transmogrify
(trænzˈmɒɡrɪˌfaɪ)vb, -fies, -fying or -fied
(tr) jocular to change or transform into a different shape, esp a grotesque or bizarre one
[C17: of unknown origin]
transˌmogrifiˈcation n
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trans•mog•ri•fy
(trænsˈmɒg rəˌfaɪ, trænz-)v.t. -fied, -fy•ing.
to change in appearance or form, esp. strangely or grotesquely; transform.
trans•mog`ri•fi•ca′tion, n.
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transmogrify
Past participle: transmogrified
Gerund: transmogrifying
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Verb | 1. | transmogrify - change completely the nature or appearance of; "In Kafka's story, a person metamorphoses into a bug"; "The treatment and diet transfigured her into a beautiful young woman"; "Jesus was transfigured after his resurrection" change by reversal, reverse, turn - change to the contrary; "The trend was reversed"; "the tides turned against him"; "public opinion turned when it was revealed that the president had an affair with a White House intern" |
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transmogrify
verbTo change into a different form, substance, or state:
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transmogrify
[trænzˈmɒgrɪfaɪ] VT → transformar (como por encanto) (into en) → metamorfosear (extrañamente) (into en)Collins Spanish Dictionary - Complete and Unabridged 8th Edition 2005 © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1971, 1988 © HarperCollins Publishers 1992, 1993, 1996, 1997, 2000, 2003, 2005
transmogrify
vt (hum) → auf wunderbare Weise verwandeln or umwandeln (hum)
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