TRANSMOGRIFY (transmogrified)

Pronunciation (US):

(GB):

Irregular inflected form: transmogrified   

 Dictionary entry overview: What does transmogrify mean? 

• TRANSMOGRIFY (verb)
  The verb TRANSMOGRIFY has 1 sense:

1. change completely the nature or appearance of

  Familiarity information: TRANSMOGRIFY used as a verb is very rare.

 Dictionary entry details 

• TRANSMOGRIFY (verb)

Present simple: I / you / we / they transmogrify    ... he / she / it transmogrifies   
Past simple: transmogrified   
Past participle: transmogrified   
-ing form: transmogrifying   

Sense 1

Meaning:

Change completely the nature or appearance of

Classified under:

Verbs of size, temperature change, intensifying, etc.

Synonyms:

metamorphose; transfigure; transmogrify

Context example:

Jesus was transfigured after his resurrection

Hypernyms (to "transmogrify" is one way to...):

change by reversal; reverse; turn (change to the contrary)

Sentence frame:

Something ----s

Derivation:

transmogrification (the act of changing into a different form or appearance (especially a fantastic or grotesque one))