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[ verb ] change completely the nature or appearance of

Examples

"In Kafka's story, a person metamorphoses into a bug" "The treatment and diet transfigured her into a beautiful young woman" "Jesus was transfigured after his resurrection"

Used in print

(Selma Jeanne Cohen, "Avant-Garde Choreography"...)

The depersonalization continued as the dancer was further metamorphosed by the play of lights upon his figure .

2
[ verb ] change in outward structure or looks

Synonyms

transform transmute

Examples

"He transformed into a monster" "The salesman metamorphosed into an ugly beetle"

Related terms

change become aurify

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