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transmogrify
trans·mog·ri·fy T0322000 (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. 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 ntrans•mog•ri•fy (trænsˈmɒg rəˌfaɪ, trænz-) v.t. -fied, -fy•ing. to change in appearance or form, esp. strangely or grotesquely; transform. [1650–60; earlier also transmigrify, transmography; appar. a pseudo-Latinism with trans-, -ify] trans•mog`ri•fi•ca′tion, n. transmogrify Past participle: transmogrified Gerund: transmogrifying
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transmogrify | transmogrify |
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I transmogrify | you transmogrify | he/she/it transmogrifies | we transmogrify | you transmogrify | they transmogrify |
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I transmogrified | you transmogrified | he/she/it transmogrified | we transmogrified | you transmogrified | they transmogrified |
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I am transmogrifying | you are transmogrifying | he/she/it is transmogrifying | we are transmogrifying | you are transmogrifying | they are transmogrifying |
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I have transmogrified | you have transmogrified | he/she/it has transmogrified | we have transmogrified | you have transmogrified | they have transmogrified |
Past Continuous |
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I was transmogrifying | you were transmogrifying | he/she/it was transmogrifying | we were transmogrifying | you were transmogrifying | they were transmogrifying |
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I had transmogrified | you had transmogrified | he/she/it had transmogrified | we had transmogrified | you had transmogrified | they had transmogrified |
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I will transmogrify | you will transmogrify | he/she/it will transmogrify | we will transmogrify | you will transmogrify | they will transmogrify |
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I will have transmogrified | you will have transmogrified | he/she/it will have transmogrified | we will have transmogrified | you will have transmogrified | they will have transmogrified |
Future Continuous |
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I will be transmogrifying | you will be transmogrifying | he/she/it will be transmogrifying | we will be transmogrifying | you will be transmogrifying | they will be transmogrifying |
Present Perfect Continuous |
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I have been transmogrifying | you have been transmogrifying | he/she/it has been transmogrifying | we have been transmogrifying | you have been transmogrifying | they have been transmogrifying |
Future Perfect Continuous |
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I will have been transmogrifying | you will have been transmogrifying | he/she/it will have been transmogrifying | we will have been transmogrifying | you will have been transmogrifying | they will have been transmogrifying |
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I had been transmogrifying | you had been transmogrifying | he/she/it had been transmogrifying | we had been transmogrifying | you had been transmogrifying | they had been transmogrifying |
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I would transmogrify | you would transmogrify | he/she/it would transmogrify | we would transmogrify | you would transmogrify | they would transmogrify |
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I would have transmogrified | you would have transmogrified | he/she/it would have transmogrified | we would have transmogrified | you would have transmogrified | they would have transmogrified | ThesaurusVerb | 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"metamorphose, transfigurechange 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" |
transmogrifyverbTo change into a different form, substance, or state:convert, metamorphose, mutate, transfigure, transform, translate, transmute, transpose, transubstantiate.Translationstransmogrify
transmogrifyTo change into something completely different.transmogrify
Synonyms for transmogrifyverb to change into a different form, substance, or stateSynonyms- convert
- metamorphose
- mutate
- transfigure
- transform
- translate
- transmute
- transpose
- transubstantiate
Synonyms for transmogrifyverb change completely the nature or appearance ofSynonymsRelated Words- change by reversal
- reverse
- turn
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