Transmogrify – To change completely in a surprising or magical manner

(Pronounced trans-mog-ruh-fye)

To remember the definition of the word transmogrify, use the following mnemonic:

The machine transferred the cat in a wisp of smog and it looked terrified (transmogrify) as it came out the other end completely changed in a surprising, magical way.

Examples of transmogrify in a sentence

She was high on painkillers and claimed she saw a nurse transmogrify into a horse.

With an evil cackle, the witch decided to transmogrify her brother into a slippery slug.

If you want to transmogrify a human into an object, you will need magic.