metamorphose

动词 metamorphose:

1. change completely the nature or appearance of
   同义词：transfigure, transmogrify
2. change in outward structure or looks
   同义词：transform, transmute

1. The magician metamorphosed the frog into a prince.
   魔术师把青蛙变成了王子。
2. A larva metamorphoses into a chrysalis and then into a butterfly.
   幼虫变为蛹，然後再变成蝴蝶。

met.a.mor.phose

v.（动词）
met.a.mor.phosed,met.a.mor.phos.ing,met.a.mor.phos.es
v.tr.（及物动词）
To change into a wholly different form or appearance; transform:
使变形：变成一种完全不同的形状或外表；变形：
例句：
.His eyes turned bloodshot, and he was metamorphosed into a raging fiend.(Jack London)
.他两眼血红，霎时变成了一个暴怒的魔鬼.(杰克·伦敦)

To subject to metamorphosis or metamorphism.
易于变形或变质
v.intr.（不及物动词）
To be changed or transformed by or as if by metamorphosis or metamorphism.See Synonyms at convert
变质：由于或似因为变形、变质作用而改变或变形参见 convert

来源：
French métamorphoser
法语 métamorphoser
from Old French
源自 古法语
from metamorphose [metamorphosis]
源自 metamorphose [变形]
from Latin metamorphôsis * see metamorphosis
源自 拉丁语 metamorphôsis *参见 metamorphosis