Synonyms:
metamorphosis
Meaning: a complete change of physical form or substance especially as by magic or witchcraft
Synonyms:
transfiguration, metamorphosis
Meaning: a striking change in appearance or character or circumstances; "the metamorphosis of the old house into something new and exciting"
Synonyms:
metamorphosis, metabolism
Meaning: the marked and rapid transformation of a larva into an adult that occurs in some animals
Usage examples
With magic touch I have effaced the very memory of his sufferings. It is a complete metamorphosis.
What adds to the difficulty to my mind is that the metamorphosis occurred when Mrs. Tebrick was a full-grown woman, and that it happened suddenly in so short a space of time.