shapeshift

Definition

To change one's shape or form (into another) through often magical means, normally applied only to living beings.

Etymology

Probably a back-formation from shapeshifter.

Example Sentences

• "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."