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transmogrify

verb /tɹænzˈmɒɡɹɪfaɪ/

  1. To completely alter one's form.

    intransitive

    "Just set the dial to "Calvin", and I'll transmogrify back to a boy."

Where it comes from

17th century; origin uncertain, but possibly from transmigure, 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.

Adapted from the Wiktionary entry transmogrify (CC BY-SA 4.0).

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