metamorphosize en · VERB
Etymology
Etymology tree English metamorphose Proto-Indo-European *-id- Proto-Indo-European *-yéti Proto-Indo-European *-idyéti Proto-Hellenic *-íd͏̌d͏̌ō Ancient Greek -ῐ́ζω (-ĭ́zō)bor. Late Latin -izōder. Middle French -iserbor. Middle English -isen English -ize English metamorphosize From metamorphose + -ize.
Meanings
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(nonstandard) To 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:
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| metamorphosizes | Number=Sing, Person=3, Tense=Pres | lexicographic | |
| metamorphosized | Tense=Past, VerbForm=Part | lexicographic | |
| metamorphosized | Tense=Past | lexicographic | |
| metamorphosise | alternative | lexicographic | |
| metamorphosizing | Tense=Pres, VerbForm=Part | lexicographic |