Found 2 items, similar to metamorphose.
English → English (WordNet)
Definition: metamorphose
metamorphose
v 1: 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” [syn:
transfigure,
transmogrify]
2: change in outward structure or looks;
“He transformed into a
monster”;
“The salesman metamorphosed into an ugly beetle”
[syn:
transform,
transmute]
English → English (gcide)
Definition: Metamorphose
Metamorphose
\Met`a*mor"phose\, n. [Cf. F. m['e]tamorphose. See
Metamorphosis.]
Same as
Metamorphosis.
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Metamorphose
\Met`a*mor"phose\, v. t. [imp. & p. p.
Metamorphosed; p. pr. & vb. n.
Metamorphosing.] [Cf. F.
m['e]tamorphoser.]
To change into a different form; to transform; to transmute.
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And earth was metamorphosed into man. --Dryden.
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