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   Met·a·mor·phose

   /ˌmedəˈmôrˌfōz/

   

   verb

   • 1. (of an insect or amphibian) undergo metamorphosis, especially into the adult form: "feed the larvae to your fish before they metamorphose into adults"
   • ▪ change or cause to change completely in form or nature: "a father seeing his daughter metamorphosing from girl into woman"
   • ▪ subject (rock) to metamorphism: "the extreme heat metamorphosed the sandstone, baking it white and producing a quartzite rock"

   Word Origin late 16th century: from French métamorphoser, from métamorphose (see metamorphosis).

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   metamorphose: [verb] to change into a different physical form especially by supernatural means. to change strikingly the appearance or character of : transform.

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   metamorphose: 1 v change in outward structure or looks “The salesman metamorphosed into an ugly beetle” Synonyms: transform , transmute Types: show 6 types... hide 6 types... aurify transform into gold become , turn undergo a change or development boil down , come down , reduce be the essential element choke , suffocate become stultified, ...