transmogrify

verb

trans·mog·ri·fy tran(t)s-ˈmä-grə-ˌfī How to pronounce transmogrify (audio)

tranz-

transmogrified; transmogrifying

transitive verb

: to change or alter greatly and often with grotesque or humorous effect

intransitive verb

: to become transmogrified

transmogrification

(ˌ)tran(t)s-ˌmä-grə-fə-ˈkā-shən How to pronounce transmogrify (audio)

(ˌ)tranz-

noun

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We know that the prefix trans- means "across" or "beyond" and appears in many words that evoke change, such as transform and transpire, but we don't know the exact origins of transmogrify. The 17th-century dramatist, novelist, and poet Aphra Behn, who is regarded as England's first female professional writer, was an early adopter of the word. In her 1671 comic play The Amorous Prince, Behn wrote, "I wou'd Love would transmogriphy me to a maid now." A century later, Scottish poet Robert Burns plied the word again in verse, aptly capturing the grotesque and sometimes humorous effect of transmogrification: "See Social life and Glee sit down, All joyous and unthinking, Till, quite transmugrify'd, they're grown Debauchery and Drinking…."

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Recent Examples on the Web Cady seduces like a snake, charming his victims into their demise, but can as quickly transmogrify into a deranged beast striking fear into the Bowden family during a torrential storm.

Lea Anderson, Men's Health, 29 Aug. 2022 For most basketball fans, that joy will transmogrify into disappointment, sadness or even fleeting anger once their favorite team is eliminated.

Paul Eisenberg, chicagotribune.com, 21 Mar. 2021 Christians have been borrowing from other religions since the days when the pagan feast of Saturnalia transmogrified into Christmas and the Gaelic festival of Samhain became All Saints’ Day.

The Economist, 24 Oct. 2019 In 1992, the Bitterroot Valley was changing all around us, the beginning of the land-development boom that would transmogrify the valley during our years there.

Hal Herring, Field & Stream, 12 May 2020 As Thursday’s indictment shows, the two men largely plied their way into the Republican Party’s political structures with raw cash, effectively transmogrifying it into congressional influence and presidential favor.

Matt Ford, The New Republic, 11 Oct. 2019 With an average of 31 wins and two playoff appearances over the last eight seasons, the Los Angeles Lakers have transmogrified into some version of, well, the old Los Angeles Clippers.

Jack Mccallum, SI.com, 9 July 2019 And the widespread rioting in France shows the dangers of allowing a healthy dose of democracy to transmogrify into a brutal majoritarianism.

Joseph C. Sternberg, WSJ, 6 Dec. 2018 Within a matter of hours, a possible act of anti-auction protest by an inveterate art prankster had been transmogrified by the churning gears of the market into an auction-reifying, value-amplifying piece of monetizable performance art.

Julia Felsenthal, Vogue, 18 Oct. 2018 See More

单词	transmogrifying
释义	transmogrify verb trans·mog·ri·fy tran(t)s-ˈmä-grə-ˌfī tranz- transmogrified; transmogrifying transitive verb : to change or alter greatly and often with grotesque or humorous effect intransitive verb : to become transmogrified transmogrification (ˌ)tran(t)s-ˌmä-grə-fə-ˈkā-shən (ˌ)tranz- noun Did you know? We know that the prefix trans- means "across" or "beyond" and appears in many words that evoke change, such as transform and transpire, but we don't know the exact origins of transmogrify. The 17th-century dramatist, novelist, and poet Aphra Behn, who is regarded as England's first female professional writer, was an early adopter of the word. In her 1671 comic play The Amorous Prince, Behn wrote, "I wou'd Love would transmogriphy me to a maid now." A century later, Scottish poet Robert Burns plied the word again in verse, aptly capturing the grotesque and sometimes humorous effect of transmogrification: "See Social life and Glee sit down, All joyous and unthinking, Till, quite transmugrify'd, they're grown Debauchery and Drinking…." Example Sentences Recent Examples on the Web Cady seduces like a snake, charming his victims into their demise, but can as quickly transmogrify into a deranged beast striking fear into the Bowden family during a torrential storm. Lea Anderson, Men's Health, 29 Aug. 2022 For most basketball fans, that joy will transmogrify into disappointment, sadness or even fleeting anger once their favorite team is eliminated. Paul Eisenberg, chicagotribune.com, 21 Mar. 2021 Christians have been borrowing from other religions since the days when the pagan feast of Saturnalia transmogrified into Christmas and the Gaelic festival of Samhain became All Saints’ Day. The Economist, 24 Oct. 2019 In 1992, the Bitterroot Valley was changing all around us, the beginning of the land-development boom that would transmogrify the valley during our years there. Hal Herring, Field & Stream, 12 May 2020 As Thursday’s indictment shows, the two men largely plied their way into the Republican Party’s political structures with raw cash, effectively transmogrifying it into congressional influence and presidential favor. Matt Ford, The New Republic, 11 Oct. 2019 With an average of 31 wins and two playoff appearances over the last eight seasons, the Los Angeles Lakers have transmogrified into some version of, well, the old Los Angeles Clippers. Jack Mccallum, SI.com, 9 July 2019 And the widespread rioting in France shows the dangers of allowing a healthy dose of democracy to transmogrify into a brutal majoritarianism. Joseph C. Sternberg, WSJ, 6 Dec. 2018 Within a matter of hours, a possible act of anti-auction protest by an inveterate art prankster had been transmogrified by the churning gears of the market into an auction-reifying, value-amplifying piece of monetizable performance art. Julia Felsenthal, Vogue, 18 Oct. 2018 See More Word History Etymology origin unknown First Known Use 1656, in the meaning defined at transitive sense transmogrifying verb present participle of transmogrify as in mutating Synonyms & Similar Words Relevance mutating deforming disfiguring redefining distorting refashioning redesigning reengineering remodeling supplanting reworking remaking transforming replacing revising adjusting recasting regenerating redoing metamorphosing transmuting altering revamping transfiguring modifying substituting varying displacing transposing transubstantiating alchemizing converting making over
随便看	retarding retardingly retardment retardments retards retarget retargeted retargeting retargets retaste retasted retastes retasting retaught retaxed retaxes retaxing retch retched retches retching retcon retconned retconning retcons

transmogrify

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