shapechange

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English

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Etymology

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Compound of shape +‎ change.

Verb

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shapechange (third-person singular simple present shapechanges, present participle shapechanging, simple past and past participle shapechanged)

  1. (science fiction, fantasy) To shapeshift.
    • 2004, Keri Arthur, Generation 18, London: Piatkus, published 2009, →ISBN, page 161:
      He clapped the big man on the shoulder and quickly left. In the shadows of the bridge he shapechanged and headed for Greenvale.

Noun

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shapechange (plural shapechanges)

  1. (science fiction, fantasy) An instance of shapechanging.
    • 2003, Jim Butcher, Death Masks, New York, N.Y.: Roc Books, →ISBN, page 78:
      I watched Michael's face and asked, "Why was he there then? I'd have put down money that it was a demon, but it was just a shapechange. There was a mortal inside it. Who was he?"

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