The Wordnik Word of the Day for October 5, 2011 is

transmogrify
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(verb) To transform into some other person or thing, as by magic; convert or transform in general.

'Transmogrify' was coined around the 1650s, and is perhaps a combination of 'transmigrate,' pass from one country or jurisdiction to another; to pass from one body into another; to cause to pass or migrate from one region or state of existence to anotherRead More...