turn into
To change and become a completely different thing — like a caterpillar turning into a butterfly.
Meanings
To change and become something entirely different in form or nature.
"The caterpillar turns into a butterfly after weeks in its cocoon."
To cause someone or something to be transformed into a different state or form.
"Years of hard work turned him into one of the country's leading scientists."
(figurative) Of a situation: to change and develop into something else, often unexpectedly.
"What started as a small protest turned into a nationwide movement."
Used for both physical transformations (water turns into ice) and more figurative ones (a argument turns into a fight). Very common in fairy tales and fantasy. Also used transitively: 'a wizard turns a prince into a frog'.
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