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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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   What does metamorphose mean?

   • The meaning of METAMORPHOSE is to change into a different physical form especially by supernatural means. How to use metamorphose in a sentence. Synonym Discussion of Metamorphose.

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   • verb transform, change, alter, remake, convert, remodel, mutate, reshape, be reborn, transmute, transfigure, transmogrify (jocular), transubstantiate She had been metamorphosed by the war. Collins Thesaurus of the English Language – Complete and Unabridged 2nd Edition. 2002 © HarperCollins Publishers 1995, 2002

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   Learn the meaning of metamorphose, a verb that means to change into a different physical form or appearance, especially by supernatural means. See synonyms, examples, word history, and related entries for metamorphose.

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   verb (used with object) , met·a·mor·phosed, met·a·mor·phos·ing. to change the form or nature of; transform. Synonyms: transmute, mutate. to subject to metamorphosis or metamorphism.

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   Definitions of metamorphose. verb. change in outward structure or looks. “The salesman metamorphosed into an ugly beetle”. synonyms: transform, transmute. see more. verb. change completely the nature or appearance of. synonyms: transfigure, transmogrify.

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   Metamorphose means to change into a completely different form or type. Learn how to use this formal verb with synonyms, related words and phrases, and examples from various sources.

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   to change into a completely different form or type: The awkward boy I knew had metamorphosed into a tall, confident man. Synonyms. change (BECOME DIFFERENT) transform. transmogrify humorous. turn (someone/something) into someone/something. SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases. Changing. about-face. about-turn. alterable. altered. alternate.

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   [intransitive] metamorphose (from something) (into something) (biology) (of an insect or an amphibian, such as a frog) to change from its young form to its adult form in two or more separate stages; to experience metamorphosis. The caterpillar will eventually metamorphose into a butterfly.

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    Metamorphose is a verb that means to change into a wholly different form or appearance, or to cause to undergo metamorphosis or metamorphism. It comes from Latin metamorphoser, from metamorphosis, meaning to change. See synonyms, translations, and examples of usage from various sources.