1. (

• metamorphose ,
• transfigure ,
• transmogrify

) 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" ;

2. (

• transform ,
• transmute ,
• metamorphose ,

) change in outward structure or looks; "He transformed into a monster"; "The salesman metamorphosed into an ugly beetle" ;