metamorphose

[ met-uh-mawr-fohz, -fohs ]
/ ˌmɛt əˈmɔr foʊz, -foʊs /
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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.
to subject to metamorphosis or metamorphism.

verb (used without object), met·a·mor·phosed, met·a·mor·phos·ing.

to undergo or be capable of undergoing a change in form or nature.

Origin of metamorphose

First recorded in 1570–80; back formation from metamorphosis

OTHER WORDS FROM metamorphose

un·met·a·mor·phosed, adjective

Words nearby metamorphose

metamorphic, metamorphic facies, metamorphic rock, metamorphism, metamorphopsia, metamorphose, metamorphoses, metamorphosis, metamorphosis, the, metamorphous, metamyelocyte

Words related to metamorphose

mutate, transmute, develop, transubstantiate, remodel, age, vary, ripen, diverge, commute, transmogrify, mature, transfigure, translate, alter, change, reshape, remake

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British Dictionary definitions for metamorphose

metamorphose
/ (ˌmɛtəˈmɔːfəʊz) /

verb

to undergo or cause to undergo metamorphosis or metamorphism