стать печальным уроком(For all the candidates' pronouncements on the issues, the governor's election in Virginia has morphed into a sorry lesson for voters in how political favoritism for insiders undermines public trust. – NYT 4uzhoj)
обуржуазиться(He complained that the proletariat in this city had morphed into bourgeoisie and that more and more of the working-class folk are keen to turn bourgeois once their demands are met by the employers.ART Vancouver)