metamorphose
verb
transitive verb
intransitive verb
Synonyms
- alchemize
- convert
- make over
- transfigure
- transform
- transmute
- transpose
- transubstantiate
Example Sentences
Manvir Singh, Wired, 14 July 2022 His obsessive way of covering every surface with his glyphs, transforming them into something else, is actually very similar to my obsession to metamorphose, to modify and mutate. Tiziana Cardini, Vogue, 7 June 2022 After breeding, the adults move upland again, leaving their eggs to hatch into larvae, who metamorphose either quickly or slowly depending on the speed at which their pool is drying up. Carolyn Wells, Longreads, 24 Mar. 2022 Even the humblest workout accessories can metamorphose into luxuries: For about $3,000, fashionistas can tone up with Louis Vuitton hand weights — crafted of lustrous metal and engraved with the LV logo. Rhonda K. Garelick, Washington Post, 17 Nov. 2021 Its slow development not only leaves it unable to metamorphose but may also prevent adult salamanders from regenerating limbs, a cruel irony. Douglas Fox, Scientific American, 1 Feb. 2022 Nonetheless, those looking to simply improve their level of fitness while spending time in the great outdoors need not feel obligated to metamorphose into social butterflies. cleveland, 29 May 2021 The tile installation will metamorphose from a cocoon into a butterfly over a period of months to symbolize the neighborhood’s ongoing transformation. Martin Kuz, The Christian Science Monitor, 19 May 2021 The front lawn, meanwhile, will metamorphose into one of the world’s most glamorous outdoor lounges for artists to schmooze (at a distance) and pose for the cameras. Anna Fixsen, ELLE Decor, 20 Apr. 2021 See More Word History
probably from Middle French metamorphoser, from metamorphose metamorphosis, from Latin metamorphosis
1576, in the meaning defined at transitive sense 1a
Medical Definition
metamorphose
intransitive verb
metamorphose
verb
Synonyms & Similar Words
- transform
- convert
- transfigure
- transmute
- transubstantiate
- remodel
- transpose
- rework
- alter
- alchemize
- adjust
- replace
- modify
- mutate
- recast
- redesign
- revise
- redefine
- deform
- transmogrify
- refashion
- reengineer
- disfigure
- supplant
- make over
- distort
- regenerate
- redo
- remake
- revamp
- vary
- substitute
- displace
Synonym Chooser
Some common synonyms of metamorphose are convert, transfigure, transform, transmogrify, and transmute. While all these words mean "to change a thing into a different thing," metamorphose suggests an abrupt or startling change induced by or as if by magic or a supernatural power.
While the synonyms convert and metamorphose are close in meaning, convert implies a change fitting something for a new or different use or function.
While in some cases nearly identical to metamorphose, transfigure implies a change that exalts or glorifies.
Although the words transform and metamorphose have much in common, transform implies a major change in form, nature, or function.
The words transmogrify and metamorphose can be used in similar contexts, but transmogrify suggests a strange or preposterous metamorphosis.
The synonyms transmute and metamorphose are sometimes interchangeable, but transmute implies transforming into a higher element or thing.