Transmogrify vs Transform - What's the difference?
transmogrify | transform | Synonyms |
To completely alter the form of.
To completely alter one's form.
To change greatly the appearance or form of.
* Shakespeare
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To change the nature, condition or function of; to change in nature, disposition, heart, character, etc.; to convert.
* Bible, Romans xii. 2
(mathematics) To subject to a transformation; to change into another form without altering the value.
(electricity) To subject to the action of a transformer.
(genetics) To subject (a cell) to transformation.
To undergo a transformation.
Transmogrify is a synonym of transform.
As verbs the difference between transmogrify and transform
is that transmogrify is to completely alter the form of while transform is (transitive) to change greatly the appearance or form of.As a noun transform is
(mathematics) the result of a transformation.transmogrify
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(en-verb)Derived terms
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(en verb)- The alchemists sought to transform lead into gold.
- Love may transform me to an oyster.
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- Be ye transformed by the renewing of your mind.
