metamorphose
Cross references: 1. transform meta.mor.phose \-.fo-z, -.fo-s\ vb [prob. fr. MF metamorphoser, fr. metamorphose metamorphosis, fr. L]metamorphosis 1a: to change into a different physical form esp. by supernatural means 1b: to change strikingly the appearance or character of : TRANSFORMM 2: to cause (rock) to undergo metamorphism : to undergo metamorphosis