- metamorphize
- meta·mor·phize
English syllables. 2014.
English syllables. 2014.
Metamorphize — Met a*mor phize, v. t. To metamorphose. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
metamorphize — (v.) metamorphose, 1590s, from Gk. meta (see META (Cf. meta )) + morphe (see MORPHEUS (Cf. Morpheus)) + IZE (Cf. ize). Related: Metamorphized; metamorphizing. Alternative verbal form metamorphosize attested from 1841 … Etymology dictionary
metamorphize — ˌ ̷ ̷ ̷ ̷ˈ ̷ ̷ˌfīz transitive verb ( ed/ ing/ s) Etymology: Latin metamorphosis + English ize : metamorphose … Useful english dictionary
Pequeninos — The Pequeninos (Portuguese for little ones ), or piggies, are a fictional alien species in the Ender s Game series by Orson Scott Card. They are first introduced in the book Speaker for the Dead . The Pequeninos are written as forest dwelling and … Wikipedia
List of Danny Phantom villains and ghosts — articleissues unreferenced=September 2007 fiction=September 2007This is a list of fictional villains and ghosts featured in the Nickelodeon animated series Danny Phantom . Only major roles are listed here; minor characters such as henchmen or… … Wikipedia
Essenes — • One of three leading Jewish sects mentioned by Josephus as flourishing in the second century B.C., the others being the Pharisees and the Sadducees Catholic Encyclopedia. Kevin Knight. 2006. Essenes Essenes … Catholic encyclopedia
clinical lycanthropy — Also known as lycanthropy and lycomania. The term clinical lycanthropy comes from the Greek words klinikos (pertaining to a bed), lukos (wolf), and anthropos (man). It is used to denote the delusional conviction that one has become a wolf or… … Dictionary of Hallucinations
lilliputian hallucination — A term used to denote a hallucination featuring miniature individuals, animals, objects, or fantasy figures. The notion of lilliputian hallucination constitutes the logical and conceptual counterpart of the gulliverian hallucination. Both… … Dictionary of Hallucinations