"metamorphose" meaning in All languages combined

See metamorphose on Wiktionary

Verb [English]

IPA: /ˌmɛtəˈmɔːˌfəʊz/ [Received-Pronunciation], /ˌmɛɾəˈmɔɹˌfoʊz/ [General-American], /ˌmɛɾəˈmɔɹˌfoʊs/ [General-American] Forms: metamorphoses [present, singular, third-person], metamorphosing [participle, present], metamorphosed [participle, past], metamorphosed [past]
Etymology: From French métamorphoser, from Old French metamorphose, from Latin metamorphōsis; see metamorphosis. Etymology templates: {{bor|en|fr|métamorphoser}} French métamorphoser, {{der|en|fro|metamorphose}} Old French metamorphose, {{der|en|la|metamorphōsis}} Latin metamorphōsis, {{m|en|metamorphosis}} metamorphosis Head templates: {{en-verb}} metamorphose (third-person singular simple present metamorphoses, present participle metamorphosing, simple past and past participle metamorphosed)
  1. (of a moth or insect, intransitive) To undergo metamorphosis. Tags: intransitive Categories (topical): Fictional abilities Translations (to undergo metamorphosis): превръщам се (prevrǎštam se) (Bulgarian), metamorfosar-se (Catalan), métamorphiser (French), metamorfosar (Ido), transfiguro (Latin), metamorfosear (Spanish)
    Sense id: en-metamorphose-en-verb-OT0cGDkc Disambiguation of Fictional abilities: 89 2 9 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English entries with topic categories using raw markup Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 48 22 29 Disambiguation of English entries with topic categories using raw markup: 77 9 14 Disambiguation of 'to undergo metamorphosis': 85 14 0
  2. (by extension, intransitive) To undergo some transformation. Tags: broadly, intransitive
    Sense id: en-metamorphose-en-verb-GWLMgRor
  3. (transitive) To transform (something) so that it has a completely different appearance. Tags: transitive Translations (to transform (something) so that it has a completely different appearance): превръщам (prevrǎštam) (Bulgarian), преобразувам (preobrazuvam) (Bulgarian), metamorfosar (Catalan), métamorphiser (French), transformar (Ido), metamorfar (Spanish)
    Sense id: en-metamorphose-en-verb-WFk65MeU Disambiguation of 'to transform (something) so that it has a completely different appearance': 1 0 99
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Synonyms: metamorphosize Related terms: metamorphism, metamorphosis, metamorphosize

Noun [Portuguese]

Forms: metamorphoses [plural]
Head templates: {{pt-noun|f}} metamorphose f (plural metamorphoses)
  1. Pre-reform spelling (until Brazil 1943/Portugal 1911) of metamorfose. Tags: feminine
    Sense id: en-metamorphose-pt-noun-iGXxndYz Categories (other): Portuguese entries with incorrect language header

Inflected forms

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