metamorphose, transfigure, transmogrify
(verb) change completely the nature or appearance of; “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”
Source: WordNet® 3.1
transmogrified
simple past tense and past participle of transmogrify
transmogrified (comparative more transmogrified, superlative most transmogrified)
Altered, transformed, or mutated into a form that is grotesque or amusing.
Source: Wiktionary
Trans*mog"ri*fy, v. t. Etym: [A humorous coinage.]
Definition: To change into a different shape; to transform. [Colloq.] Fielding.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
18 June 2025
(noun) large South American evergreen tree trifoliate leaves and drupes with nutlike seeds used as food and a source of cooking oil
The Boston Tea Party helped popularize coffee in America. The hefty tea tax imposed on the colonies in 1773 resulted in America switching from tea to coffee. In the lead up to the Revolutionary War, it became patriotic to sip java instead of tea. The Civil War made the drink more pervasive. Coffee helped energize tired troops, and drinking it became an expression of freedom.
