metamorphose

verb (used with object), met·a·mor·phosed, met·a·mor·phos·ing.

1. to change the form or nature of; transform.
2. to subject to metamorphosis or metamorphism.

verb (used without object), met·a·mor·phosed, met·a·mor·phos·ing.

3. to undergo or be capable of undergoing a change in form or nature.

verb

1. to undergo or cause to undergo metamorphosis or metamorphism

v.1570s, from Middle French métamorphoser (16c.), from métamorphose (n.), from Latin metamorphosis (see metamorphosis). Related: Metamorphosed. The Greek verb was metamorphoun.