metamorphosingn.

Brit.

/ˌmɛtəˈmɔːfəʊzɪŋ/,

/ˌmɛtəmɔːˈfəʊzɪŋ/,

/ˌmɛtəmɔːˈfəʊsɪŋ/, U.S.

/ˌmɛdəˈmɔrˌfoʊzɪŋ/,

/ˌmɛdəˈmɔrˌfoʊsɪŋ/

Forms: 1600s– metamorphosing, 1900s– metamorphozing.

Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: metamorphose v., -ing suffix¹.

Etymology: < metamorphose v. + -ing suffix¹. N.E.D. (1906) gives the pronunciation as (metămǭ·ɹfo^uziŋ, -fŏsiŋ) /mɛtəˈmɔːfəʊzɪŋ/ /-fəsɪŋ/.

The action or process of changing form, nature, or character; transformation.

ΘΚΠ

the world > space > shape > [noun] > shaping > action or fact of changing shape

metamorphosis1447

transformation?a1475

metamorphosy1532

transfiguration1548

transforming1580

metamorphose1608

metamorphosing1608

metamorphizing1609

transformance1611

transmogrification1661

transfigurement1865

the world > time > change > change to something else, transformation > [noun] > changing in shape or form > by supernatural means

alchemy1580

metamorphosing1608

metamorphizing1609

the world > time > change > change to something else, transformation > [noun]

overchangingc1384

transmutation1398

permutationa1425

transforming1435

resolutiona1450

translating1503

resolvinga1513

conversion1549

transposing1550

conversationa1570

transmuting1579

projection?1583

transmigration1618

version1626

transversion1656

transmogrification1661

converting1711

metamorphosing1730

metastasis1818

turn-over1825

interconversion1865

transnaturation1873

transmorphism1888

segue1945

1608 E. Topsell Hist. Serpents 8 From this changing of rods into Serpents, came the seuerall metamorphosing of sundry other things into Serpents also.

1668 Duchess of Newcastle Grounds Nat. Philos. (ed. 2) iv. i. 39 To transform from one sort of Creature, into another sort of Creature, as Cheese into Maggots, and Fruit into Worms, &c. which, in some manner, is like Metamorphosing.

1730 ‘T. Thumb’ Helter Skelter Way of Writing 21 We were soon hurried away to a Metamorphosing House in the Hay-Market.

1878 T. Sinclair Mount 253 None has been nearer to seeing the Shakespearean metamorphosing here than Macdonald.

1918 K. Burke Let. 6 Jan. in Sel. Corr. K. Burke & M. Cowley (1988) 57 I want to trace simply the metamorphozing of these problems.

1993 J. Hines Fabliau in Eng. (BNC) 90 The metamorphosing of sexual and monetary transactions.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2001; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

metamorphosingadj.

Brit.

/ˌmɛtəˈmɔːfəʊzɪŋ/,

/ˌmɛtəmɔːˈfəʊzɪŋ/,

/ˌmɛtəmɔːˈfəʊsɪŋ/, U.S.

/ˌmɛdəˈmɔrˌfoʊzɪŋ/,

/ˌmɛdəˈmɔrˌfoʊsɪŋ/

Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: metamorphose v., -ing suffix².

Etymology: < metamorphose v. + -ing suffix².

1. That causes metamorphosis.

ΘΚΠ

the world > space > shape > [adjective] > shaping or able to shape > into different form

metamorphosing1607

transformative1673

re-formative1838

transfiguring1846

transfigurating1871

reshaping1872

transfigurative1899

the world > time > change > change to something else, transformation > [adjective] > transforming

transmuting1579

metamorphosing1607

transmutative1611

leavening1628

transmutatorya1631

transforminga1653

conversive1656

convertive1816

metamorphotic1826

transmutive1836

transfiguring1846

transmogrifying1851

permutating1852

transfigurating1871

transfigurative1899

the world > life > biology > biological processes > development, growth, or degeneration > [adjective] > transformation of tissue

metamorphosed1859

metamorphosing1878

1607 G. Markham First Pt. First Bk. Eng. Arcadia f. 7^v As if his passion had had a metamorphosing deity, stone-like he stood without sence or motion.

1620 T. Granger Syntagma Logicum 32 All things are become new, spirituall, faithfull,..by the metamorphosing Spirit.

1652 J. Gaule Πυς-μαντια 39 This they urge as a proof of the possibility of veneficall, and metamorphosing or transforming Magick.

1878 F. J. Bell & E. R. Lankester tr. C. Gegenbaur Elements Compar. Anat. 8 [It] in effect operates as a modifying and even metamorphosing agent.

1888 Pall Mall Gaz. 15 June 13/2 That..current of civilization from whose metamorphosing waves a woman inevitably emerges either a Vera or a Princess Napraxine.

1964 Economist 22 Aug. 699 A first hundred days of metamorphosing reform.

2. That is undergoing or liable to undergo a transformation in form; (Zoology) that undergoes or is undergoing metamorphosis.

ΘΚΠ

the world > space > shape > [adjective] > that is being formed > that is changing form

metamorphosing1668

the world > life > biology > biological processes > development, growth, or degeneration > [adjective] > phase or type of life cycle > metamorphosis

metamorphosing1668

metabolic1844

metamorphic1850

pleomorphic1886

1668 Duchess of Newcastle Grounds Nat. Philos. (ed. 2) xii. xxv. 209 They are of a Metamorphosing Nature, as to change and rechange; but, when they are Metamorphosed into the form of Air, that Air is a gross Air.

1822 J. M. Good Study Med. IV. 649 The flea undergoes all the changes of the metamorphosing tribes of insects.

1898 T. C. Allbutt et al. Syst. Med. V. 205 The ‘metamorphosing’ breathing of Seitz consists of an inspiratory sound harsh or rough at its commencement, becoming hollow or tubular towards the end of the act of inspiration.

a1933 J. A. Thomson Biol. for Everyman (1934) I. xviii. 486 This phenomenon [sc. ‘frog-showers’] may also be due to cyclones which carry up the metamorphosing larvae in whirling columns of water.

1995 C. Carter Truth is out There 24 Her gradually metamorphosing physique.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2001; most recently modified version published online June 2022).

单词	metamorphosing
释义	metamorphosingn. Brit. /ˌmɛtəˈmɔːfəʊzɪŋ/, /ˌmɛtəmɔːˈfəʊzɪŋ/, /ˌmɛtəmɔːˈfəʊsɪŋ/, U.S. /ˌmɛdəˈmɔrˌfoʊzɪŋ/, /ˌmɛdəˈmɔrˌfoʊsɪŋ/ Forms: 1600s– metamorphosing, 1900s– metamorphozing. Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: metamorphose v., -ing suffix¹. Etymology: < metamorphose v. + -ing suffix¹. N.E.D. (1906) gives the pronunciation as (metămǭ·ɹfo^uziŋ, -fŏsiŋ) /mɛtəˈmɔːfəʊzɪŋ/ /-fəsɪŋ/. The action or process of changing form, nature, or character; transformation. ΘΚΠ the world > space > shape > [noun] > shaping > action or fact of changing shape metamorphosis1447 transformation?a1475 metamorphosy1532 transfiguration1548 transforming1580 metamorphose1608 metamorphosing1608 metamorphizing1609 transformance1611 transmogrification1661 transfigurement1865 the world > time > change > change to something else, transformation > [noun] > changing in shape or form > by supernatural means alchemy1580 metamorphosing1608 metamorphizing1609 the world > time > change > change to something else, transformation > [noun] overchangingc1384 transmutation1398 permutationa1425 transforming1435 resolutiona1450 translating1503 resolvinga1513 conversion1549 transposing1550 conversationa1570 transmuting1579 projection?1583 transmigration1618 version1626 transversion1656 transmogrification1661 converting1711 metamorphosing1730 metastasis1818 turn-over1825 interconversion1865 transnaturation1873 transmorphism1888 segue1945 1608 E. Topsell Hist. Serpents 8 From this changing of rods into Serpents, came the seuerall metamorphosing of sundry other things into Serpents also. 1668 Duchess of Newcastle Grounds Nat. Philos. (ed. 2) iv. i. 39 To transform from one sort of Creature, into another sort of Creature, as Cheese into Maggots, and Fruit into Worms, &c. which, in some manner, is like Metamorphosing. 1730 ‘T. Thumb’ Helter Skelter Way of Writing 21 We were soon hurried away to a Metamorphosing House in the Hay-Market. 1878 T. Sinclair Mount 253 None has been nearer to seeing the Shakespearean metamorphosing here than Macdonald. 1918 K. Burke Let. 6 Jan. in Sel. Corr. K. Burke & M. Cowley (1988) 57 I want to trace simply the metamorphozing of these problems. 1993 J. Hines Fabliau in Eng. (BNC) 90 The metamorphosing of sexual and monetary transactions. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2001; most recently modified version published online March 2022). metamorphosingadj. Brit. /ˌmɛtəˈmɔːfəʊzɪŋ/, /ˌmɛtəmɔːˈfəʊzɪŋ/, /ˌmɛtəmɔːˈfəʊsɪŋ/, U.S. /ˌmɛdəˈmɔrˌfoʊzɪŋ/, /ˌmɛdəˈmɔrˌfoʊsɪŋ/ Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: metamorphose v., -ing suffix². Etymology: < metamorphose v. + -ing suffix². 1. That causes metamorphosis. ΘΚΠ the world > space > shape > [adjective] > shaping or able to shape > into different form metamorphosing1607 transformative1673 re-formative1838 transfiguring1846 transfigurating1871 reshaping1872 transfigurative1899 the world > time > change > change to something else, transformation > [adjective] > transforming transmuting1579 metamorphosing1607 transmutative1611 leavening1628 transmutatorya1631 transforminga1653 conversive1656 convertive1816 metamorphotic1826 transmutive1836 transfiguring1846 transmogrifying1851 permutating1852 transfigurating1871 transfigurative1899 the world > life > biology > biological processes > development, growth, or degeneration > [adjective] > transformation of tissue metamorphosed1859 metamorphosing1878 1607 G. Markham First Pt. First Bk. Eng. Arcadia f. 7^v As if his passion had had a metamorphosing deity, stone-like he stood without sence or motion. 1620 T. Granger Syntagma Logicum 32 All things are become new, spirituall, faithfull,..by the metamorphosing Spirit. 1652 J. Gaule Πυς-μαντια 39 This they urge as a proof of the possibility of veneficall, and metamorphosing or transforming Magick. 1878 F. J. Bell & E. R. Lankester tr. C. Gegenbaur Elements Compar. Anat. 8 [It] in effect operates as a modifying and even metamorphosing agent. 1888 Pall Mall Gaz. 15 June 13/2 That..current of civilization from whose metamorphosing waves a woman inevitably emerges either a Vera or a Princess Napraxine. 1964 Economist 22 Aug. 699 A first hundred days of metamorphosing reform. 2. That is undergoing or liable to undergo a transformation in form; (Zoology) that undergoes or is undergoing metamorphosis. ΘΚΠ the world > space > shape > [adjective] > that is being formed > that is changing form metamorphosing1668 the world > life > biology > biological processes > development, growth, or degeneration > [adjective] > phase or type of life cycle > metamorphosis metamorphosing1668 metabolic1844 metamorphic1850 pleomorphic1886 1668 Duchess of Newcastle Grounds Nat. Philos. (ed. 2) xii. xxv. 209 They are of a Metamorphosing Nature, as to change and rechange; but, when they are Metamorphosed into the form of Air, that Air is a gross Air. 1822 J. M. Good Study Med. IV. 649 The flea undergoes all the changes of the metamorphosing tribes of insects. 1898 T. C. Allbutt et al. Syst. Med. V. 205 The ‘metamorphosing’ breathing of Seitz consists of an inspiratory sound harsh or rough at its commencement, becoming hollow or tubular towards the end of the act of inspiration. a1933 J. A. Thomson Biol. for Everyman (1934) I. xviii. 486 This phenomenon [sc. ‘frog-showers’] may also be due to cyclones which carry up the metamorphosing larvae in whirling columns of water. 1995 C. Carter Truth is out There 24 Her gradually metamorphosing physique. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2001; most recently modified version published online June 2022). < n.1608adj.1607
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