shapeshift

verb
/ˈʃeɪp.ʃɪft/

Etymology

Probably a back-formation from shapeshifter.

Definitions

  1. To change one's shape or form (into another) through often magical means, normally…

    To change one's shape or form (into another) through often magical means, normally applied only to living beings.

    • For it was by shape-shifting and magic art, as poets tell, that Paris first beguiled Fair Helen.
    • Journey in exactly the same way as you did to shapeshift into your power animal except, this time, set your intention to shapeshift into a named ancestor.
    • I can't shapeshift Zane, I only look like this I always have.
  2. To undergo a noticeable change (in character for example), to metamorphosize.

    • While Chelsea Wolfe has often shapeshifted in terms of how she presents her music, one thing remains constant: her big mood.

The neighborhood

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No curated loop yet for shapeshift. Loops are being traced one word at a time while the ingestion pipeline matures.

sense glosses and etymology drawn from English Wiktionary · source · CC-BY-SA