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Metamorphosing

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met⋅a⋅mor⋅phose

  [met-uh-mawr-fohz, -fohs] verb, -phosed, -phos⋅ing.
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–verb (used with object)
1. to change the form or nature of; transform.
2. to subject to metamorphosis or metamorphism.
–verb (used without object)
3. to undergo or be capable of undergoing a change in form or nature.
Origin:
1570–80; back formation from metamorphosis

Synonyms:
1, 3. mutate, transmute.
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met·a·mor·phose   (mět'ə-môr'fōz', -fōs')   
v.   met·a·mor·phosed, met·a·mor·phos·ing, met·a·mor·phos·es

v.   tr.

  1. To change into a wholly different form or appearance; transform: "His eyes turned bloodshot, and he was metamorphosed into a raging fiend" (Jack London).

  2. To subject to metamorphosis or metamorphism.

v.   intr.
To be changed or transformed by or as if by metamorphosis or metamorphism. See Synonyms at convert.

[French métamorphoser, from Old French, from metamorphose, metamorphosis, from Latin metamorphōsis; see metamorphosis.]
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Medical Dictionary

Main Entry: meta·mor·phose
Pronunciation: -"fOz, -"fOs
Function: intransitive verb
Inflected Forms: -phosed; -phos·ing
: to undergo metamorphosis
Merriam-Webster's Medical Dictionary, © 2002 Merriam-Webster, Inc.
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