Transmogrify
(verb)
- To change or transform in a surprising or dramatic way.
- To change or alter in a strange or unusual way.
Origin:
Coined by lewis carroll in his novel "through the looking-glass" as a humorous blend of the words "transform" and "mogul".
Examples:
- The butterfly's metamorphosis transmogrified it from a caterpillar to a winged insect.
- The wizard transmogrified the prince into a frog.
- The scientist's invention transmogrified the way we communicate.
- The software transmogrified the image into a cartoon.
- The potion transmogrified the girl into a cat.