metamorphose

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Pronunciation[change]

  • (UK) IPA (key): /ˌmɛtəˈmɔːˌfəʊz/
  • (US) IPA (key): /ˌmɛɾəˈmɔrˌfoʊz/ or /ˌmɛɾəˈmɔrˌfoʊs/
  • Hyphenation: met‧a‧mor‧phose

Verb[change]

Plain form
metamorphose

Third-person singular
metamorphoses

Past tense
metamorphosed

Past participle
metamorphosed

Present participle
metamorphosing

  1. If an insect or amphibian metamorphoses, it undergoes metamorphosis.

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