shapeshift

English

Etymology

Probably a back formation from shapeshifter.

Verb

shapeshift (third-person singular simple present shapeshifts, present participle shapeshifting, simple past and past participle shapeshifted)

(fantasy, mythology, intransitive) to change one's shape or form (into another) through often magical means, normally applied only to living beings.
(figuratively, intransitive) to undergo a noticeable change (in character for example), to metamorphosize.

Translations

change shape

Chinese:
Mandarin: 变身 (biànshēn), 變身
Dutch: transfigureren (nl), metamorfoseren (nl), gedaante wisselen

Finnish: muuttaa muotoa
German: sich verwandeln

Anagrams

phaseshift

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