Transmogrify — meaning, pronunciation & more

Definition

change completely the nature or appearance of

Pronunciation

🇺🇸American English

/tɹænsmˈɑːɡɹᵻfˌaɪ/

🇬🇧British English

/tɹansmˈɒɡɹɪfˌaɪ/

🇮🇳Indian English

/tɹansmˈɒɡɹɪfˌaɪ/

4 syllables Say it as /tɹænsmˈɑːɡɹᵻfˌaɪ/.

Examples

In Kafka's story, a person metamorphoses into a bug
The treatment and diet transfigured her into a beautiful young woman
Jesus was transfigured after his resurrection

Synonyms & Antonyms

Synonyms

transfigure metamorphose

Parts of Speech

verb	change completely the nature or appearance of “In Kafka's story, a person metamorphoses into a bug”

Word Forms

transfiguration	noun	a striking change in appearance or character or circumstances
transmogrification	noun	the act of changing into a different form or appearance (especially a fantastic or grotesque one)

Around the World

Europe

🇩🇪German

transmogrifizieren

die Art oder das Aussehen vollständig verändern

🇫🇷French

transmogrifier

changer complètement la nature ou l'apparence de

🇪🇸Spanish

transfigurar

cambiar completamente la naturaleza o apariencia de

🇮🇹Italian

trasmogrizzare

cambiarne completamente la natura o l'aspetto

🇳🇱Dutch

transformeren

de aard of het uiterlijk ervan volledig veranderen

🇵🇹Portuguese

transmogrificar

mudar completamente a natureza ou aparência de

🇷🇺Russian

трансмогрифицировать

полностью изменить характер или внешний вид

India

🇮🇳Hindi

परिणत हो जाना

का स्वभाव या रूप पूरी तरह बदल देना

🇧🇩Bengali

স্থানান্তর করা

সম্পূর্ণরূপে প্রকৃতি বা চেহারা পরিবর্তন

🇮🇳Tamil

மாற்றும்

இயல்பு அல்லது தோற்றத்தை முற்றிலும் மாற்றவும்

🇮🇳Telugu

ట్రాన్స్మోగ్రిఫై

స్వభావం లేదా రూపాన్ని పూర్తిగా మార్చండి

🇮🇳Marathi

बदलणे

चे स्वरूप किंवा स्वरूप पूर्णपणे बदला

🇮🇳Gujarati

ટ્રાન્સમોગ્રિફાય

ના સ્વભાવ અથવા દેખાવને સંપૂર્ણપણે બદલો

🇮🇳Kannada

ರೂಪಾಂತರಗೊಳಿಸು

ಸ್ವಭಾವ ಅಥವಾ ನೋಟವನ್ನು ಸಂಪೂರ್ಣವಾಗಿ ಬದಲಾಯಿಸಿ

🇮🇳Malayalam

രൂപാന്തരപ്പെടുത്തുക

സ്വഭാവമോ രൂപമോ പൂർണ്ണമായും മാറ്റുക

🇵🇰Urdu

منتقلی

کی نوعیت یا ظاہری شکل کو مکمل طور پر تبدیل کریں۔

East & Southeast Asia

🇨🇳Chinese

变形

彻底改变事物的本质或外观

🇯🇵Japanese

変身する

～の性質または外観を完全に変える

🇰🇷Korean

변신하다

성격이나 겉모습을 완전히 바꾸다

🇻🇳Vietnamese

chuyển hóa

thay đổi hoàn toàn bản chất hoặc diện mạo của

🇹🇭Thai

แปลงร่าง

เปลี่ยนลักษณะหรือรูปลักษณ์ของ

🇮🇩Indonesian

bertransmogrifikasi

mengubah sepenuhnya sifat atau penampilan

🇲🇾Malay

transmogrifikasi

mengubah sepenuhnya sifat atau rupa

Middle East

🇸🇦Arabic

تحويل

تغيير طبيعة أو مظهر الجسم بالكامل

🇮🇷Persian

تغییر شکل دادن

به طور کامل ماهیت یا ظاهر را تغییر دهید

🇹🇷Turkish

dönüştürmek

doğasını veya görünümünü tamamen değiştirmek

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