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metamorphose

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met·a·mor·phose  (mt-môrfz, -fs)
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 metamorphsis; see metamorphosis.]

metamorphose
Verb
[-phosing, -phosed] to change from one state or thing into something different: the media personality metamorphosed into society hostess
ThesaurusLegend:  Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
Verb1.metamorphosemetamorphose - 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"
change by reversal, reverse, turn - change to the contrary; "The trend was reversed"; "the tides turned against him"; "public opinion turned when it was revealed that the president had an affair with a White House intern"
2.metamorphosemetamorphose - change in outward structure or looks; "He transformed into a monster"; "The salesman metamorphosed into an ugly beetle"
change - undergo a change; become different in essence; losing one's or its original nature; "She changed completely as she grew older"; "The weather changed last night"
aurify - transform into gold
become, turn - undergo a change or development; "The water turned into ice"; "Her former friend became her worst enemy"; "He turned traitor"

metamorphose


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Attempts so extravagant as these to disfigure or, it might rather be said, to metamorphose the object, render it necessary to take an accurate view of its real nature and form: in order as well to ascertain its true aspect and genuine appearance, as to unmask the disingenuity and expose the fallacy of the counterfeit resemblances which have been so insidiously, as well as industriously, propagated.
That unless Monsieur de Beaufort can contrive to metamorphose himself into a little bird, I will continue answerable for him.
For my part, I think that they had better metamorphose all such aspiring heroes of universal noveldom into man weather-cocks, as they used to put heroes among the constellations, and let them swing round there till they are rusty, and not come down at all to bother honest men with their pranks.
 
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