transmogrify
Alter beyond recognition
Transmogrify means to transform completely, usually in a surprising, grotesque, or magical way.
The word carries a whimsical or comic tone that plain "transform" lacks: The potion transmogrified him into a toad.
It suggests change that's dramatic and often absurd rather than gradual or natural.
The noun is transmogrification.
Transforming into other beings
- morphChange form gradually
- transfigureChange appearance dramatically
- transmuteChange in fundamental nature
- mutateChange genetic structure
evolve · werewolf · Kafka · Ovid · cocoon · chrysalis · caterpillar · tadpole
Practice of dark magic
- enchantmentMagical influence over someone
- wizardryPractice of casting spells
- conjurationMagical act of summoning
- spellcastingPerforming magical incantations
incantation · bewitchment · hex · charm · necromancy · thaumaturgy · transmutation · shapeshifting
Comic about imaginative boy
- zapDestroy suddenly with energy
- ray gunFictional beam-emitting weapon
- absurdWildly illogical
- bizarreStrikingly unconventional
wacky · outlandish · ridiculous · whimsical · cartoonish · madcap · zany · gonzo
Distorted, bizarre figure
- shockingCausing intense surprise
- bewilderingCausing utter confusion
- bizarreStrikingly unconventional
- unrecognizableCannot be identified
jarring · disorienting · uncanny · surreal · nightmarish · freakish · monstrous · hideous
Complete change of form
- philosopher's stoneLegendary substance enabling transmutation
- elixirMythical healing draught
- base metalsNon-precious metallic elements
- quintessencePurest embodiment of something
lead into gold · crucible · alembic · hermeticism · alchemist · homunculus · sublimation · calcination
shapeshifting
Transforming into other beings
- morphChange form gradually
- transfigureChange appearance dramatically
- transmuteChange in fundamental nature
mutate · evolve · werewolf · Kafka · Ovid · cocoon · chrysalis · caterpillar · tadpole · grotesque
sorcery
Practice of dark magic
- enchantmentMagical influence over someone
- wizardryPractice of casting spells
- conjurationMagical act of summoning
spellcasting · incantation · bewitchment · hex · charm · necromancy · thaumaturgy · transmutation · shapeshifting · polymorph
Calvin and Hobbes
Comic about imaginative boy
bizarre · wacky · outlandish · ridiculous · whimsical · cartoonish · madcap · zany · gonzo · fantastical
grotesque
Distorted, bizarre figure
- shockingCausing intense surprise
- bewilderingCausing utter confusion
- bizarreStrikingly unconventional
unrecognizable · jarring · disorienting · uncanny · surreal · nightmarish · freakish · monstrous · hideous · distorted
transmutation
Complete change of form
- philosopher's stoneLegendary substance enabling transmutation
- elixirMythical healing draught
- base metalsNon-precious metallic elements
lead into gold · quintessence · crucible · alembic · hermeticism · alchemist · homunculus · sublimation · calcination · distillation
- spellsspell, cast, conjure, curse, enchantment
transmogrification, transmogrified, transmogrifying, transmogrifies