Meaning of METAMORPHOSE
| Pronunciation: | | `metu'morfowz
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- [v] change in outward structure or looks; "He transformed into a monster"; "The salesman metamorphosed into an ugly beetle"
- [v] 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"
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| | Synonyms: | | transfigure, transform, transmogrify, transmute |
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| | See Also: | | aurify, become, change, change by reversal, reverse, turn | |
| Webster's 1913 Dictionary |
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\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.
And earth was metamorphosed into man. --Dryden.
\Met`a*mor"phose\, n. [Cf. F. m['e]tamorphose. See
{Metamorphosis}.]
Same as {Metamorphosis}.
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