v.
Pronunciation: - ˌ f ō z, - ˌ f ō s
Function: verb
Inflected Form: -phosed ; -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 <you are so metamorphosed I can hardly think you my master ― Shakespeare>
2 : to cause (rock) to undergo metamorphism
intransitive verb
1 : to undergo metamorphosis
2 : to become transformed
synonyms see TRANSFORM