metamorphose
verb (used with object)
to change the form or nature of; transform.
have metamorphosed
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present perfectof metamorphose.present perfect
Used to describe actions that started in the past and continue into or have direct relevance to the present.
Example Sentences
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Witkoff is part of a small cadre of Trump administration offspring who, since their fathers moved to Washington, have metamorphosed into wealthy financial celebrities in their own right.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Feb. 8, 2026
The surface of Venus, meanwhile, is hot enough to melt lead—hot enough that McSween thinks most of its surface rock should have metamorphosed.
From National Geographic ● Oct. 12, 2023
The beetle is thought later to have metamorphosed into zodiac sign Cancer, the crab.
From Nature ● May 7, 2019
Shepherd and dog are still in the picture, but the sheep have metamorphosed into stones and more clouds.
From Slate ● Feb. 2, 2011
Who would have thought that any process could possibly have metamorphosed the gay and magnificent courtier, of whose splendid extravagance Dubois had heard so many traditions, into this grotesque old savage.
From The International Monthly, Vol. II, No. I December 1, 1850 by Various
