metamorphose
Of a moth or insect, to undergo metamorphosisOf a moth or insect, to undergo metamorphosis.
» Why is it that, as soon as someone says the word love, lust metamorphoses into passion?
Wie kommt es, dass, sobald jemand das Wort „Liebe“ sagt, Lust sich zur Leidenschaft wandelt?
Почему так выходит, что едва лишь кто-то скажет слово «любовь», как похоть трансформируется в страсть?
Meaning
3 senses(intransitive)Of a moth or insect, to undergo metamorphosis.
(broadly, intransitive)To undergo some transformation.
(transitive)To transform (something) so that it has a completely different appearance.
change completely the nature or appearance of
Examples
2 sentencesWhy is it that, as soon as someone says the word love, lust metamorphoses into passion?
ruПочему так выходит, что едва лишь кто-то скажет слово «любовь», как похоть трансформируется в страсть?
deWie kommt es, dass, sobald jemand das Wort „Liebe“ sagt, Lust sich zur Leidenschaft wandelt?
"What you don't find there is nowhere on earth", says Apuleius in The Golden Ass or Metamorphoses, V. 2.
Translations
3 languagesOrigin
From French métamorphoser, from Old French metamorphose, from Latin metamorphōsis; see metFrom French métamorphoser, from Old French metamorphose, from Latin metamorphōsis; see metamorphosis.
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Forms
metamorphoses, metamorphosing, metamorphosed, metamorphosed| Base form | metamorphose · to metamorphose |
|---|---|
| 3rd person singular | metamorphoses |
| Present participle | metamorphosing |
| Past simple | metamorphosed |
| Past participle | metamorphosed |
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Synonyms
15 synonyms- change completely the nature or appearance of:transfiguretransmogrify
- change in outward structure or looks:transformtransmute
Word family
5 related wordsLessons for this word
3 lessons- A1Present simple — Because it is a verb
- A1Past simple, regular verbs — Because of its past form
- A2Present perfect: introduction — Because of its past participle