transmogrify

C2+ Topic:Cause, Change & Process

US /trænzˈmɑːɡrɪfaɪ/ UK /trænzˈmɒɡrɪfaɪ/ See IPA manual

verb

Meanings

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verb
to transform, especially in a surprising or grotesque way

The alchemist claimed he could transmogrify lead into gold.

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1 verb · to transform, especially in... transform metamorphose transmute mutate convert change alter

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Derived forms transmogrificationtransmogrified

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.

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Cause, Change & Process Word Formation & Derivatives

# 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

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