metamorphose
verb
[ ˌmɛtəˈmɔːfəʊz ]
• (of an insect or amphibian) undergo metamorphosis, especially into the adult form.
• "feed the larvae to your fish before they metamorphose into adults"
• subject (rock) to metamorphism.
• "the extreme heat metamorphosed the sandstone, baking it white and producing a quartzite rock"
Origin:
late 16th century: from French métamorphoser, from métamorphose (see metamorphosis).
