transmogrify
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Etymology [edit]
Origin uncertain, but possibly from transmigure or transmigrate. It is also possible that this word is a formation derived from maugre, hence it originally signified the "evil eye", but under the influence of the former etymologies shifted its meaning to its sense of "transformation". Another possibility is a humorous blending of transfigure and modify.
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Verb [edit]
transmogrify (third-person singular simple present transmogrifies, present participle transmogrifying, simple past and past participle transmogrified)
- (transitive) To completely alter the form of.
- (intransitive) To completely alter one's form.
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Translations [edit]
completely alter the form of
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