· 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"
Synonym(s): transfigure, transmogrify
Hypernym(s): change_by_reversal, turn, reverse
· change in outward structure or looks; "He transformed into a monster"; "The salesman metamorphosed into an ugly beetle"
Synonym(s): transform, transmute
Hypernym(s): change