transmogrified

transmogrified
Altered, transformed, or mutated into a form that is grotesque or amusing.

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  • transmogrify — UK [trænzˈmɒɡrɪfaɪ] / US [trænzˈmɑɡrəˌfaɪ] verb [transitive] Word forms transmogrify : present tense I/you/we/they transmogrify he/she/it transmogrifies present participle transmogrifying past tense transmogrified past participle transmogrified… …   English dictionary

  • transmogrify — /trænzˈmɒgrəfaɪ / (say tranz mogruhfuy) verb (t) (transmogrified, transmogrifying) to change as by magic; transform: *She was surprised therefore to see his grin transmogrified into a beneficent smile. –peter carey, 1988. {humorous coinage}… …  

  • Transmogrification — Trans*mog ri*fi*ca tion, n. The act of transmogrifying, or the state of being transmogrified; transformation. [Colloq.] [1913 Webster] Clive, who wrote me about the transmogrification of our schoolfellow, an attorney s son. Thackeray. [1913… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • transmogrify — verb ( fied; fying) Etymology: origin unknown Date: 1656 transitive verb to change or alter greatly and often with grotesque or humorous effect intransitive verb to become transmogrified Synonyms: see transform • transmogrification noun …   New Collegiate Dictionary

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