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Meaning of shapeshift | Babel Free

Verb CEFR B2
/ˈʃeɪp.ʃɪft/

Definitions

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

Equivalents

Examples

“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.”
“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.”

CEFR level

B2
Upper Intermediate
This word is part of the CEFR B2 vocabulary — upper intermediate level.

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