metamorphose

== English == === Etymology === From French métamorphoser, from Old French metamorphose, from Latin metamorphōsis; see metamorphosis. === Pronunciation === (Received Pronunciation) IPA(key): /ˌmɛtəˈmɔːˌfəʊz/ (General American) IPA(key): /ˌmɛtəˈmɔɹˌfoʊz/, /ˌmɛtəˈmɔɹˌfoʊs/ Hyphenation: met‧a‧mor‧phose === Verb === metamorphose (third-person singular simple present metamorphoses, present participle metamorphosing, simple past and past participle metamorphosed) (intransitive) Of a moth or insect, to undergo metamorphosis. (by extension, intransitive) To undergo some transformation. Synonyms: metamorphize, metamorphosize; see also Thesaurus:transmogrify (transitive) To transform (something) so that it has a completely different appearance. Synonyms: evolve, metamorphize; see also Thesaurus:convert ==== Derived terms ==== ==== Related terms ==== metamorphism metamorphosis ==== Translations ==== === Further reading === “metamorphose”, in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: G. & C. Merriam, 1913, →OCLC. William Dwight Whitney, Benjamin Eli Smith, editors (1895–1910), “metamorphose”, in The Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia: […], New York, N.Y.: The Century Co., →OCLC. “metamorphose”, in OneLook Dictionary Search. == Portuguese == === Noun === metamorphose f (plural metamorphoses) pre-reform spelling (used until 1943 in Brazil and 1911 in Portugal) of metamorfose