Main Entry: meta·mor·phose

Pronunciation: \-ˌfōz, -ˌfōs\

Function: verb

Inflected Form(s): meta·mor·phosed; meta·mor·phos·ing

Etymology: probably from Middle French metamorphoser, from metamorphose metamorphosis, from Latin metamorphosis

Date: 1576

transitive verb 1 a : to change into a different physical form especially by supernatural means b : to change strikingly the appearance or character of : transform
2 : to cause (rock) to undergo metamorphismintransitive verb 1 : to undergo metamorphosis
2 : to become transformed

synonyms see transform