METAMORPHOSE
(verb) change in outward structure or looks
"He transformed into a monster", "The salesman metamorphosed into an ugly beetle"
synonyms : transform , transmute(verb) change completely the nature or appearance of
"In Kafka's story, a person metamorphoses into a bug", "The treatment and diet transfigured her into a beautiful young woman", "Jesus was transfigured after his resurrection"
synonyms : transfigure , transmogrify
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Mnemonics for metamorphose
(Tag: ) take the morpheous part from the word. Morpheous from the movie Matrix keeps on changing his state from a normal person to the the super powered person from other world. Hence the word means changing states or to transform.
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(Tag: ) sounds like metamorphosis i.e. changing of pupa into insect...thats the meaning change in form or nature
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