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Definition of “metamorphose

metamorphose (ˌmɛtəˈmɔːfəʊzPronunciation for metamorphose

Definitions

verb

  1. to undergo or cause to undergo metamorphosis or metamorphism

Usage examples

  • Boys can will themselves to undergo a transmogrification, but girls just metamorphose.
    David Cavanagh, MUSIC FOR BOYS (2003)
  • BT examines how the three RS of human capital-recruitment, rating, and reward-will metamorphose in the new millennium.
    Business Today (2001)
  • However, the thought persists that if they are not careful this might be the year that Leeds metamorphose into Aston Villa.
    Times, Sunday Times (2002)
  • Hardly do I glimpse you and walk towards you, when you metamorphose into a baby nurse.
    Montefiore, Jan, Feminism and Poetry (1987)

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