English dictionary

metamorphose

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Definitions, examples, synonyms and antonyms from WordNet 3.0.

noun

change completely the nature or appearance of

verb.change

Examples
In Kafka's story, a person metamorphoses into a bug.

Synonyms transfigure transmogrify

Source: WordNet 3.0
change in outward structure or looks

verb.change

Examples
The salesman metamorphosed into an ugly beetle.

Synonyms transform transmute

Source: WordNet 3.0
To change into a different form; to transform; to transmute.

verb

Source: webster1913