METAMORPHOSE


Meaning of METAMORPHOSE in English

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

Merriam Webster Collegiate English Dictionary.      Merriam Webster - Энциклопедический словарь английского языка.