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METAMORPHOSE
transform, transmute, metamorphose
(verb) change in outward structure or looks; “He transformed into a monster”; “The salesman metamorphosed into an ugly beetle”
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
Etymology
Verb
metamorphose (third-person singular simple present metamorphoses, present participle metamorphosing, simple past and past participle metamorphosed)
(of a moth or insect, intransitive) To undergo metamorphosis.
(by extension, intransitive) To undergo some transformation.
(transitive) To transform (something) so that it has a completely different appearance.
Synonyms
• metamorphosize
Source: Wiktionary
Met`a*mor"phose, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Metamorphosed; p. pr. & vb. n. Metamorphosing.] Etym: [Cf. F. métamorphoser.]
Definition: To change into a different form; to transform; to transmute. And earth was metamorphosed into man. Dryden.
Met`a*mor"phose, n. Etym: [Cf. F. métamorphose. See Metamorphosis.]
Definition: Same as Metamorphosis.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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