transmogrify |transˈmägrəˌfī; tranz-|verb ( -fies, -fied) [ trans. ] (often be transmogrified) chiefly humorous transform, esp. in a surprising or magical manner: the cucumbers that were ultimately transmogrified into pickles. DERIVATIVES transmogrification |-ˌmägrəfiˈkā sh ən| noun ORIGIN mid 17th cent.: of unknown origin.