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trans·mog·ri·fy
(trăns-mŏg′rə-fī′, trănz-)v. trans·mog·ri·fied, trans·mog·ri·fy·ing, trans·mog·ri·fies
v. tr.
To change thoroughly, as into a different shape or form. See Synonyms at convert .
v. intr.
To be thoroughly changed: "He couldn't figure out why his simple desires for competence and order so often seemed to transmogrify into anger" (Chris Bohjalian).
[Origin unknown.]
trans·mog′ri·fi·ca′tion (-fĭ-kā′shən) n.
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transmogrify
(trænzˈmɒɡrɪˌfaɪ)vb, -fies, -fying or -fied
(tr) jocular to change or transform into a different shape, esp a grotesque or bizarre one
[C17: of unknown origin]
transˌmogrifiˈcation n
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trans•mog•ri•fy
(trænsˈmɒg rəˌfaɪ, trænz-)v.t. -fied, -fy•ing.
to change in appearance or form, esp. strangely or grotesquely; transform.
trans•mog`ri•fi•ca′tion, n.
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transmogrify
Past participle: transmogrified
Gerund: transmogrifying
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| transmogrify |
| transmogrify |
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| I transmogrify |
| you transmogrify |
| he/she/it transmogrifies |
| we transmogrify |
| you transmogrify |
| they transmogrify |
| Preterite |
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| I transmogrified |
| you transmogrified |
| he/she/it transmogrified |
| we transmogrified |
| you transmogrified |
| they transmogrified |
| Present Continuous |
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| I am transmogrifying |
| you are transmogrifying |
| he/she/it is transmogrifying |
| we are transmogrifying |
| you are transmogrifying |
| they are transmogrifying |
| Present Perfect |
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| I have transmogrified |
| you have transmogrified |
| he/she/it has transmogrified |
| we have transmogrified |
| you have transmogrified |
| they have transmogrified |
| Past Continuous |
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| I was transmogrifying |
| you were transmogrifying |
| he/she/it was transmogrifying |
| we were transmogrifying |
| you were transmogrifying |
| they were transmogrifying |
| Past Perfect |
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| I had transmogrified |
| you had transmogrified |
| he/she/it had transmogrified |
| we had transmogrified |
| you had transmogrified |
| they had transmogrified |
| Future |
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| I will transmogrify |
| you will transmogrify |
| he/she/it will transmogrify |
| we will transmogrify |
| you will transmogrify |
| they will transmogrify |
| Future Perfect |
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| I will have transmogrified |
| you will have transmogrified |
| he/she/it will have transmogrified |
| we will have transmogrified |
| you will have transmogrified |
| they will have transmogrified |
| Future Continuous |
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| I will be transmogrifying |
| you will be transmogrifying |
| he/she/it will be transmogrifying |
| we will be transmogrifying |
| you will be transmogrifying |
| they will be transmogrifying |
| Present Perfect Continuous |
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| I have been transmogrifying |
| you have been transmogrifying |
| he/she/it has been transmogrifying |
| we have been transmogrifying |
| you have been transmogrifying |
| they have been transmogrifying |
| Future Perfect Continuous |
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| I will have been transmogrifying |
| you will have been transmogrifying |
| he/she/it will have been transmogrifying |
| we will have been transmogrifying |
| you will have been transmogrifying |
| they will have been transmogrifying |
| Past Perfect Continuous |
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| I had been transmogrifying |
| you had been transmogrifying |
| he/she/it had been transmogrifying |
| we had been transmogrifying |
| you had been transmogrifying |
| they had been transmogrifying |
| Conditional |
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| I would transmogrify |
| you would transmogrify |
| he/she/it would transmogrify |
| we would transmogrify |
| you would transmogrify |
| they would transmogrify |
| Past Conditional |
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| I would have transmogrified |
| you would have transmogrified |
| he/she/it would have transmogrified |
| we would have transmogrified |
| you would have transmogrified |
| they would have transmogrified |
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Verb 1. [画像:transmogrify - change completely the nature or appearance of]transmogrify - change completely the nature or appearance of; "In Kafka's story, a person metamorphoses into a bug"; "The treatment and diet transfigured her into a beautiful young woman"; "Jesus was transfigured after his resurrection"
change by reversal, reverse, turn - change to the contrary; "The trend was reversed"; "the tides turned against him"; "public opinion turned when it was revealed that the president had an affair with a White House intern"
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transmogrify
verbTo change into a different form, substance, or state:
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Translations
transmogrify
[trænzˈmɒgrɪfaɪ] VT → transformar (como por encanto) (into en) → metamorfosear (extrañamente) (into en)Collins Spanish Dictionary - Complete and Unabridged 8th Edition 2005 © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1971, 1988 © HarperCollins Publishers 1992, 1993, 1996, 1997, 2000, 2003, 2005
transmogrify
vt (hum) → auf wunderbare Weise verwandeln or umwandeln (hum)
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