Shapeshift
Definition, Meaning & Examples
Pronunciation /ˈʃeɪp.ʃɪft/ · Part of speech verb
Quick meaning: Shapeshift is a verb meaning (figuratively, intransitive) To undergo a noticeable change (in character for example), to metamorphosize.
Meaning
(figuratively, intransitive) To undergo a noticeable change (in character for example), to metamorphosize.
More Meanings
- (biology, fantasy, mythology, intransitive) To change one's shape or form (into another) through often magical means, normally applied only to living beings.
Example Sentences
I can't shapeshift Zane, I only look like this I always have.
For it was by shape-shifting and magic art, as poets tell, that Paris first beguiled Fair Helen.
But to embed oneself in an irregular and unpredictable food supply as mycelium does, one must be able to shapeshift.
While Chelsea Wolfe has often shapeshifted in terms of how she presents her music, one thing remains constant: her big mood.
Word Forms
- shapeshifts
- shapeshifting
- shapeshifted
Related Words
Related dictionary entries include shapechange, morph, shift, shoot, gearshift, switch.
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