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METAMORPHOSE

Pronunciation (US):

(GB):

 I. (verb) 

Sense 1

Meaning:

Change in outward structure or looks

Example:

The salesman metamorphosed into an ugly beetle

Synonyms:

metamorphose; transform; transmute

Classified under:

Verbs of size, temperature change, intensifying, etc.

Hypernyms (to "metamorphose" is one way to...):

change (undergo a change; become different in essence; losing one's or its original nature)

Troponyms (each of the following is one way to "metamorphose"):

aurify (transform into gold)

become; turn (undergo a change or development)

Sentence frame:

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Sense 2

Meaning:

Change completely the nature or appearance of

Example:

Jesus was transfigured after his resurrection

Synonyms:

metamorphose; transfigure; transmogrify

Classified under:

Verbs of size, temperature change, intensifying, etc.

Hypernyms (to "metamorphose" is one way to...):

change by reversal; reverse; turn (change to the contrary)

Sentence frame:

Something ----s

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