Metamorphose - definition, pronunciation, transcription
Amer.
|ˌmetəˈmɔːrfəʊz|
Brit.
|ˌmetəˈmɔːfəʊz|
verb ↓
- change completely the nature or appearance of (syn: transfigure, transmogrify)
In Kafka's story, a person metamorphoses into a bug
- change in outward structure or looks (syn: transform, transmute)The salesman metamorphosed into an ugly beetle
Examples
...a science fiction story in which radiation metamorphoses people into giant bugs...
From an easygoing young girl, she had metamorphosed into a neurotic middle-aged woman.
In Kafka's story, a person metamorphoses into a bug
The salesman metamorphosed into an ugly beetle
Word forms
verb
I/you/we/they: metamorphose
he/she/it: metamorphoses
present participle: metamorphosing
past tense: metamorphosed
past participle: metamorphosed
I/you/we/they: metamorphose
he/she/it: metamorphoses
present participle: metamorphosing
past tense: metamorphosed
past participle: metamorphosed