Today's Word "transmogrify"
To Transform
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transmogrify \trans-MOG-ruh-fy\ (transitive verb) - To change into a different shape or to transform, often with bizarre or humorous effect.
"Jennie suddenly felt suspicious; it wouldn't be Camille's fault, but grief could transmogrify that forgiveness at any moment..." -- Nancy Woodruff, 'Someone Else's Child'
Transmogrify is perhaps a humorous blend of transmigrate (for the form) and transmute (for the sense).
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