metamorphose

from WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006)

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:
         {metamorphose}, {transfigure}, {transmogrify}]
    2: change in outward structure or looks; "He transformed into a
       monster"; "The salesman metamorphosed into an ugly beetle"
       [syn: {transform}, {transmute}, {metamorphose}]

from The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48

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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from The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48

Metamorphose \Met`a*mor"phose\, n. [Cf. F. m['e]tamorphose. See
   {Metamorphosis}.]
   Same as {Metamorphosis}.
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