shapeshift
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shapeshift
- /ˈʃeɪp.ʃɪft/
Where it comes from
Probably a back-formation from shapeshifter.
verb shapeshifts · shapeshifting · shapeshifted
- 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.
- 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.
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verb change shape
| 中文 | 变身 biànshēn, 變身 /变身 biànshēn |
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| Deutsch | sich verwandeln, seine Form ändern |
Talk about this word "shapeshift." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/shapeshift. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026. shapeshift. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/shapeshift "shapeshift." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/shapeshift.Cite this
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title = {shapeshift},
howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
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