Metamorphose - Definition

v 1: 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" [syn:
metamorphose, transfigure, transmogrify]
2: change in outward structure or looks; "He transformed into a
monster"; "The salesman metamorphosed into an ugly beetle"
[syn: transform, transmute, metamorphose]