'Metamorphose' definitions:

Definition of 'metamorphose'

From: WordNet
verb
Change completely the nature or appearance of; "In Kafka's story, a person metamorphoses into a bug"; "The treatment and diet transfigured her into a beautiful young woman"; "Jesus was transfigured after his resurrection" [syn: metamorphose, transfigure, transmogrify]
verb
Change in outward structure or looks; "He transformed into a monster"; "The salesman metamorphosed into an ugly beetle" [syn: transform, transmute, metamorphose]

Definition of 'Metamorphose'

From: GCIDE

Definition of 'Metamorphose'

From: GCIDE
  • Metamorphose \Met`a*mor"phose\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Metamorphosed; p. pr. & vb. n. Metamorphosing.] [Cf. F. m['e]tamorphoser.] To change into a different form; to transform; to transmute. [1913 Webster]
  • And earth was metamorphosed into man. --Dryden. [1913 Webster]