remorphize
remorphize verb: to return to the original form after it had been transformed.
Verb
remorphize (third-person singular simple present remorphizes, present participle remorphizing, simple past and past participle remorphized)
- To return to the original form after it had been transformed.
- telling vs that worthy memorable story of Saint Macarius, for demonstration of all : who by the onely sprinckling of holy water did remorphize an olde woman, that had been turned into a Mare.1605, A declaration of egregious Popish impostures to with-draw the harts of his Maiesties Subiects from their allegeance
- And that Bodin relates a story of an Egg, which a Witch sold to an Englishman, and by the same transformed him into an Ass, and made him her Market-Mule three years, to ride on to buy Butter; and how at last she remorphized him into the Native Shape of a Man again.1861, Samuel P. Fowler, Salem Witchcraft: Comprising More Wonders of the Invisible World
Examples of remorphize in a sentence
- On very hot mornings, he felt as if he were being remorphized into a human as the air-conditioner gradually evaporated his hot, tortured animal sweat .1974, Laurie Colwin, Passion and Effect, page 26:
- Once your world over there becomes a world without Majesty, then we will naturally remorphize.2009, Tomoyuki Hoshino, Lonely Hearts Killer, page 123:
Forms of remorphize
| third-person singular present | remorphizes |
|---|---|
| present participle | remorphizing |
| past participle | remorphized |
| past | remorphized |
Origin of remorphize
From re- + morph + -ize.
Questions about remorphize
- What does remorphize mean?
- Remorphize means to return to the original form after it had been transformed.
- How do you use remorphize in a sentence?
- On very hot mornings, he felt as if he were being remorphized into a human as the air-conditioner gradually evaporated his hot, tortured animal sweat .
- What part of speech is remorphize?
- Remorphize is a verb.
- What is the past tense of remorphize?
- The past tense of remorphize is remorphized.
Words near remorphize in the dictionary
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