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• v  change completely the nature or appearance of
  In Kafka's story, a person metamorphoses into a bug
• v  change in outward structure or looks
  The salesman metamorphosed into an ugly beetle

• How exactly did she metamorphose what we know was once tightly coiled hair? The choice many black women make to alter their hair's natural texture has undeniable historical and .
• John Gress Reuters A number of economists and banking industry experts believe the subprime crisis could metamorphose into the biggest debacle to hit the sector since the savings .
• Sports stars don't usually metamorphose during their careers.

• transfigure
• transmogrify
• transform
• transmute

News & Articles

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• Growing Social Enterprise Weighs Whether to Stay Nonprofit
  A social entrepreneur wrestling with whether to metamorphose his charity into a for-profit or hybrid entity as he struggles with fundraising and growth is the subject of a New York Times small-business case study.
  July 11, 2013 - The Chronicle of Philanthropy

Quotes

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• Orville Schell in Dallas Morning News
  Orville Schell wrote in the Olympics issue of Newsweek magazine: "China had finally allowed itself to imagine that its national identity might metamorphose from victim to victor, thanks to the alchemy of the Olympic Games. In one grand symbolic...
• John McEnroe in Bloomberg
  He was able to metamorphose,McEnroe said on a conference call previewing the US Open. "He dedicated himself to the sport and became this incredible ambassador."