Definitions for metamorphose
ˌmɛt əˈmɔr foʊz, -foʊsmeta·mor·phose

Princeton's WordNetRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. metamorphose, transfigure, transmogrifyverb

   change completely the nature or appearance of

   "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"

2. transform, transmute, metamorphoseverb

   change in outward structure or looks

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

WiktionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. metamorphoseverb

   to undergo metamorphosis

2. metamorphoseverb

   to transform (something) into a completely different appearance

Samuel Johnson's DictionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. To Metamorphoseverb

   To change the form or shape of any thing.

   Etymology: metamorphoser, Fr. μεταμορφόω.

   Thou, Julia, thou hast metamorphos’d me;
   Made me neglect my studies, lose my time. William Shakespeare.

   They became degenerate and metamorphosed like Nebuchadnezzar, who, though he had the face of a man, had the heart of a beast. John Davies, on Ireland.

   The impossibility to conceive so great a prince and favourite so suddenly metamorphosed into travellers, with no greater train, was enough to make any man unbelieve his five senses. Henry Wotton, Buckingham.

   From such rude principles our form began;
   And earth was metamorphos’d into man. John Dryden, Ovid.

WikipediaRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. metamorphose

   Metamorphosis is a biological process by which an animal physically develops including birth or hatching, involving a conspicuous and relatively abrupt change in the animal's body structure through cell growth and differentiation. Some insects, fish, amphibians, mollusks, crustaceans, cnidarians, echinoderms, and tunicates undergo metamorphosis, which is often accompanied by a change of nutrition source or behavior. Animals can be divided into species that undergo complete metamorphosis ("holometaboly"), incomplete metamorphosis ("hemimetaboly"), or no metamorphosis ("ametaboly").Scientific usage of the term is technically precise, and it is not applied to general aspects of cell growth, including rapid growth spurts. Generally organisms with a larva stage undergo metamorphosis, and during metamorphosis the organism loses larval characteristics. References to "metamorphosis" in mammals are imprecise and only colloquial, but historically idealist ideas of transformation and morphology, as in Goethe's Metamorphosis of Plants, have influenced the development of ideas of evolution.

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1. metamorphose

   Metamorphose refers to the process or act of changing form, nature, structure, or character into a completely different one, usually in a significant or dramatic manner. This transformation can pertain to physical changes, often seen in the life cycles of certain animals, or figurative changes related to behavior, personality, or situations.

Webster DictionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Metamorphoseverb

   to change into a different form; to transform; to transmute

2. Metamorphosenoun

   same as Metamorphosis

3. Etymology: [Cf. F. mtamorphoser.]

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   • Change By Reversal

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Numerology

1. Chaldean Numerology

   The numerical value of metamorphose in Chaldean Numerology is: 1

2. Pythagorean Numerology

   The numerical value of metamorphose in Pythagorean Numerology is: 4

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References

1. ^ Princeton's WordNet
   http://wordnetweb.princeton.edu/perl/webwn?s=metamorphose
2. ^ Wiktionary
   https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/Metamorphose
3. ^ Samuel Johnson's Dictionary
   https://johnsonsdictionaryonline.com/views/search.php?term=metamorphose
4. ^ Wikipedia
   https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Metamorphose
5. ^ ChatGPT
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6. ^ Webster Dictionary
   https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/metamorphose