 metamorphose |
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| 1. | [ verb ] change completely the nature or appearance of | |
| Synonyms: | transmogrify transfigure | |
| Examples: | "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" |
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| Related terms: | change_by_reversal transmogrification | |
| 2. | [ verb ] change in outward structure or looks | |
| Synonyms: | transform transmute | |
| Examples: | "He transformed into a monster" "The salesman metamorphosed into an ugly beetle" |
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| Related terms: | change become aurify | |
| Similar spelling: |
metamorphosis metamorphous metamorphopsia metamorphic metamorphism |
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