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metamorphose
What does metamorphose mean?
metamorphose (verb): change completely the nature or appearance of.
Definition: Princeton WordNet 3.1.
How do you pronounce metamorphose?
/ˌmɛtəˈmɔɹfoʊz/ (IPA, American English). The app reads every word aloud.
Where does metamorphose come from?
From French métamorphoser, from Old French metamorphose, from Latin metamorphōsis.
Etymology: Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.
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What does “metamorphose” mean?
change completely the nature or appearance of
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make senseless or dizzy by or as if by a blow
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to rise, especially rapidly or unusually high
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to oversee or direct (a task or organization)
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