transmogrification

noun

trans·​mog·​ri·​fi·​ca·​tion tran(t)ˌsmägrəfə̇ˈkāshən 

traan-, 

-nzˌm-

plural -s

: an act, process, or instance of transmogrifying

transmogrification into a porcupine

—Florence B. Lennon

in one of her more extensive transmogrifications, imagined herself as a carpenter planing a board

—R. S. Hillyer

Word History

Etymology

from transmogrify, after such pairs as English identify : identification

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Rhymes for transmogrification

• acclimatisation
• acclimatization
• acidification
• actualization
• annualization
• autocorrelation
• autoregulation
• beatification
• beneficiation
• biodegradation
• biotransformation
• bureaucratization