transmogrifying

Verb

transmogrify (third-person singular simple present transmogrifies, present participle transmogrifying, simple past and past participle transmogrified)

1. (humorous, often, transitive) To substantially or completely alter the form of.
   • Our present Governors (who have transmografide Monarchy into a Free State) ...1652, n.a. [Isabel Yeamans], The Year of Wonders, London: George Horton, page 10

   Synonyms:

   transform, transmute, convert, develop, draw, evolve, metamorphize, metamorphose, reconvert, shift

2. (humorous, intransitive, often) To completely alter one's form.
   • "Just set the dial to "Calvin", and I'll transmogrify back to a boy."1987 April 2, Bill Watterson, Calvin and Hobbes (comic)

   Synonyms:

   transform, transmute