tran(t)ˈsmägrəˌfī, traan-, -nzˈm- transitive verb
( -ed/-ing/-es )
Etymology: origin unknown
: to change or alter in form, appearance, or structure often with grotesque or humorous effect
educational philosophy has been transmogrified since 1890 — American Council of Learned Society Newsletter
— usually used with into
wondering how the caricatured capitalism of his forbears can be transmogrified into a harmonious … way of life — Current Biography
plausibly transmogrified the sons of grocers … into haughty young bloods — H.M.McLuhan
training which permits them to understand that an actress can be transmogrified into a rivet boy — C.J.Hitch
Synonyms: see transform