/met'euh mawr"fohz, -fohs/ , v. , metamorphosed, metamorphosing .
v.t.
1. to change the form or nature of; transform.
2. to subject to metamorphosis or metamorphism.
v.i.
3. to undergo or be capable of undergoing a change in form or nature.
[ 1570-80; back formation from METAMORPHOSIS ]
Syn. 1, 3. mutate, transmute.