metamorphose

C2+ Topic:Cause, Change & Process

US /ˌmɛtəˈmɔrfoʊz/ UK /ˌmɛtəˈmɔːfəʊz/ See IPA manual

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verb
to change completely in form or nature; to transform

The caterpillar will metamorphose into a butterfly.

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1 verb · to change completely in... transform transmute transfigure change convert mutate transmogrify

Word family

Derived forms metamorphosis

Related forms metamorphosis metamorphic morph

Etymology

From French métamorphoser, from Latin metamorphōsis, from Greek metamórphōsis 'a transforming', from metamorphoūn, from meta- 'change' + morphē 'form, shape'.

meta- Ancient Greek morphē Ancient Greek

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# metamorphose

**Type:** Word
**Level:** C2+
**Part of speech:** verb
**IPA (US):** ˌmɛtəˈmɔrfoʊz
**IPA (UK):** ˌmɛtəˈmɔːfəʊz

## Meanings
1. to change completely in form or nature; to transform

## Examples
- The caterpillar will metamorphose into a butterfly.

## Synonyms
- transform
- transmute
- transfigure
- change
- convert
- mutate
- transmogrify

## Derived Forms
- metamorphosis

## Related Forms
- metamorphosis
- metamorphic
- morph

## Roots and Affixes
- Root: meta-
- Root: morphē

## Etymology
From French métamorphoser, from Latin metamorphōsis, from Greek metamórphōsis 'a transforming', from metamorphoūn, from meta- 'change' + morphē 'form, shape'.

## AI Etymology
Metamorphose is from French métamorphoser, from Latin metamorphōsis, from Greek metamórphōsis 'a transforming', from metamorphoūn, from meta- 'change' + morphē 'form, shape'. Important recorded forms include meta- (Ancient Greek) and morphē (Ancient Greek). Morphologically, the word is a built form whose named elements carry part of the historical sense. The current sense covers to change completely in form or nature; to transform. The wider family includes derived forms such as metamorphosis and related words such as metamorphosis, metamorphic, and morph.

## Topics
- Cause, Change & Process

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