metamorphoseverb [ I ]
uk/ˌmet.əˈmɔː.fəʊz/us/ˌmet̬.əˈmɔːr.foʊz/formalto change into a completely different form or type:
The awkward boy I knew had metamorphosed into a tall, confident man.
Thesaurus: synonyms and related words
Changing
- a new broom sweeps clean idiom
- about-turn
- alter
- alternate
- alternation
- bastardize
- convert
- move the goalposts idiom
- move with the times idiom
- new
- new broom
- onto
- polymorphous
- reverse
- swing
- transform
- transitional
- transmogrify
- transmute
- turn (sb/sth) into sb/sth
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