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transmogrify
English
Etymology
Origin uncertain, but possibly from transmigure or transmigrate. It is also possible that this word is a formation derived from maugre, hence it originally signified the "evil eye", but under the influence of the former etymologies shifted its meaning to its sense of "transformation". Another possibility is a humorous blending of transfigure and modify.
Pronunciation
- (Received Pronunciation) IPA(key): /t?ænz?m????fa?/
- (US) IPA(key): /t?ænz?m?????fa?/
Verb
transmogrify (third-person singular simple present transmogrifies, present participle transmogrifying, simple past and past participle transmogrified)
- (transitive) To completely alter the form of.
- (intransitive) To completely alter one's form.
- 2015 August 5, "Review: `Hamilton,' Young Rebels Changing History and Theater" in The New York Times:
- But 'Hamilton,' directed by Thomas Kail and starring Mr. Miranda, might just be about worth it—at least to anyone who wants proof that the American musical is not only surviving but also evolving in ways that should allow it to thrive and transmogrify in years to come.
- 2015 August 5, "Review: `Hamilton,' Young Rebels Changing History and Theater" in The New York Times:
Derived terms
- transmogrification
Translations
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transform
English
Etymology
From Middle English transformen, from Old French transformer, from Latin transformo, transformare, from trans (“across”, preposition) + forma (“form”).
Pronunciation
- Verb:
- (UK) enPR: tr?nsfôm?, tränsfôm?; IPA(key): /t?æns?f??m/, /t???ns?f??m/
- (US) enPR: tr?nsfôrm?; IPA(key): /t?æns?f??m/
- Noun:
- (UK) enPR: tr?ns?fôm, träns?fôm; IPA(key): /?t?ænsf??m/, /?t???nsf??m/
- (US) enPR: tr?ns?fôrm; IPA(key): /?t?ænsf??m/
- Hyphenation: trans?form
Verb
transform (third-person singular simple present transforms, present participle transforming, simple past and past participle transformed)
- (transitive) To change greatly the appearance or form of.
- The alchemists sought to transform lead into gold.
- Synonyms: alter, change, convert, make over, transmogrify
- (transitive) To change the nature, condition or function of; to change in nature, disposition, heart, character, etc.; to convert.
- Be ye transformed by the renewing of your mind.
- Synonyms: alter, change
- (transitive, mathematics) To subject to a transformation; to change into another form without altering the value.
- (transitive, electricity) To subject to the action of a transformer.
- (transitive, genetics) To subject (a cell) to transformation.
- (intransitive) To undergo a transformation; to change in appearance or character.
- Synonyms: alter, change
Related terms
- transformation
Derived terms
- transformer
Translations
Noun
transform (plural transforms)
- (mathematical analysis) An operation (often an integration) that converts one function into another.
- (by extension) A function so produced.
- (geology, seismology) A transform fault.
Derived terms
- Borel transform
- discrete transform
- Fourier transform
- fractal transform
- integral transform
- See also: List of transforms on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
Translations
Related terms
- transformable
- transformance
- transformant
- transformate
- transformation
- transformational
- transformative
- transformed
- transformer
- transforming
- transformism
- transformist
- transformity
Romanian
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): [ trans?form ]
Verb
transform
- first-person singular present indicative of transforma
- first-person singular present subjunctive of transforma
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