transmogrify C2+ Topic:Cause, Change & Process US /trænzˈmɑːɡrɪfaɪ/ UK /trænzˈmɒɡrɪfaɪ/ See IPA manual Meanings 1 verb to transform, especially in a surprising or grotesque way The alchemist claimed he could transmogrify lead into gold. Thesaurus Synonyms 1 verb · to transform, especially in... transformmetamorphosetransmutemutateconvertchangealter Word family Derived forms transmogrificationtransmogrified Etymology AI details Origin uncertain; first attested in the 1650s as a fanciful pseudo-Latin coinage, perhaps a jocular alteration of 'transmigrate' or 'transmute' with mock-learned suffixation. Topics Cause, Change & Process Word Formation & Derivatives External links Cambridge Dictionary Wiktionary Google Images # transmogrify **Type:** Word **Level:** C2+ **Part of speech:** verb **IPA (US):** /trænzˈmɑːɡrɪfaɪ/ **IPA (UK):** /trænzˈmɒɡrɪfaɪ/ ## Meanings 1. to transform, especially in a surprising or grotesque way ## Examples - The alchemist claimed he could transmogrify lead into gold. ## Synonyms - transform - metamorphose - transmute - mutate - convert - change - alter ## Derived Forms - transmogrification - transmogrified ## Etymology Origin uncertain; first attested in the 1650s as a fanciful pseudo-Latin coinage, perhaps a jocular alteration of 'transmigrate' or 'transmute' with mock-learned suffixation. ## AI Etymology Transmogrify is of uncertain origin; first attested in the 1650s as a fanciful pseudo-Latin coinage, perhaps a jocular alteration of 'transmigrate' or 'transmute' with mock-learned suffixation. In modern use it means to transform, especially in a surprising or grotesque way. Derived formations include transmogrification, transmogrified. ## Topics - Cause, Change & Process - Word Formation & Derivatives markdown