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morphto change gradually from one form, shape, or state into another

Part of speech: VERB

Definition: to change gradually from one form, shape, or state into another

Pronunciation (IPA): /mɔːrf/

Korean meaning: 점진적으로 형태나 모양, 상태가 변화하다

Korean pronunciation: **모**프

Example Sentences

  • My cat seems to morph into a liquid when sleeping in boxes.
  • The special effects team made the actor morph into a monster.
  • His mild-mannered personality morphs completely when he's behind the wheel.

morph

VERB

//mɔːrf//

to change gradually from one form, shape, or state into another

morph concept
💡 Concept

someone morphing gradually from one form into another completely different state

🎤Pronunciation

🇺🇸 US/mɔːrf/
🇬🇧 UK/mɔːf/

🌳Etymology

Rootmorph

Origin

From Greek 'morphē' meaning 'form' or 'shape'. The word is connected to Morpheus, the Greek god of dreams who could change into different forms in people's dreams.

🎵Rhyme

dwarfwharfscarf
dwarf
wharf
scarf

🔗Collocations

morph into
morph together
gradually morph
color morph
digital morph

📝Examples

😄 Fun example

My cat seems to morph into a liquid when sleeping in boxes.

The special effects team made the actor morph into a monster.

His mild-mannered personality morphs completely when he's behind the wheel.

😄 Fun example

The clouds morph from cute animals into scary faces in horror movies.

📚Related Words

Synonyms

transformmetamorphosemutateevolvechange

Antonyms

remainstaypreserve

Related

morphologymetamorphosistransformationmutationevolution

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