metamorphose

[met-uh-mawr-fohz, -fohs]

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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

Related formsun·met·a·mor·phosed, adjective

Synonyms for metamorphose

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1, 3. mutate, transmute.

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Related Words for metamorphosed

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

Examples from the Web for metamorphosed

Historical Examples of metamorphosed

A figure from the pages of Ovid, metamorphosed to a gunner of Santa Anna!
The Strollers
Frederic S. Isham
How came Racah the priest to be metamorphosed into Racah the pianist?
Melomaniacs
James Huneker
Was I the only Marl who metamorphosed into this state of rational entity?
Cogito, Ergo Sum
John Foster West
In this metamorphosed state they were the more able to accomplish their designs.
Welsh Folk-Lore
Elias Owen
Such were the adventures of Timothy, who was metamorphosed into a precise Quaker.
Japhet in Search of a Father
Frederick Marryat

British Dictionary definitions for metamorphosed

metamorphose

verb

to undergo or cause to undergo metamorphosis or metamorphism

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Word Origin and History for metamorphosed

metamorphose

1570s, from Middle French métamorphoser (16c.), from métamorphose (n.), from Latin metamorphosis (see metamorphosis). Related: Metamorphosed. The Greek verb was metamorphoun.