Metamorphosed

Metamorphosed
Metamorphose Met`a*mor"phose, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Metamorphosed}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Metamorphosing}.] [Cf. F. m['e]tamorphoser.] To change into a different form; to transform; to transmute. [1913 Webster]

And earth was metamorphosed into man. --Dryden. [1913 Webster]


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