Monday 27th June 2016
Transmogrify
\ /trænzˈmɒɡrɪˌfaɪ/
Verb
-fies, -fying, -fied
1. (transitive) ( jocular) to change or transform into a different shape,
esp a grotesque or bizarre one
Quote
I loved my boyfriend so tenderly, I thought I must transmogrify into vapor. It
would take spectroscopic analysis to locate my molecules in thin air.
....Annie Dillard, An American Childhood 1987
Origin
Transmogrify is of uncertain origin. It came into popular usage in the mid-1600’s.
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