metamorphose meaning and definition

METAMORPHOSE verb

Definition of metamorphose (verb)

1. 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"
   • synonyms: transfigure, transmogrify
2. change in outward structure or looks
   • "He transformed into a monster"; "The salesman metamorphosed into an ugly beetle"
   • synonyms: transform, transmute