metamorphosize

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verb

To undergo the process of metamorphosis; to metamorphose.

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Meanings

verbmetamorphosize (third-person singular simple present metamorphosizes, present participle metamorphosizing, simple past and past participle metamorphosized)

present singular third person metamorphosizes · participle present metamorphosizing · participle past metamorphosized · past metamorphosized · alternative metamorphosise

  1. nonstandardTo undergo the process of metamorphosis; to metamorphose.

    "Sitting in the darkness and waiting doesn't come naturally for us even though we "sat" for nine months in our mother's womb, a development which is as mysterious and marvelous as that of a caterpillar metamorphosizing into a butterfly."

    1995, Joyce Rupp, Little Pieces of Light...: Darkness and Personal Growth, page 36

Synonyms & antonyms

Also see
metamorphosetransformtransmogrifytransmute

Origin

From metamorphose + -ize.

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APA

metamorphosize. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/metamorphosize

MLA

“metamorphosize.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/metamorphosize. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “metamorphosize,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/metamorphosize.

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