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Added 10 October 2026

morph

/mɔː(ɹ)f/ verb

verb Definition from WordNet 3.1, Princeton University. Pronunciation from Wiktionary, via Kaikki.org. More about morph at Wordnik → Where our words come from →

Cause to change shape in a computer animation.
The computer programmer morphed the image
Change shape as via computer animation.
In the video, Michael Jackson morphed into a panther

Origin

Back-formation from morpheme, from Ancient Greek μορφή (morphḗ, “form, shape”). Compare German Morph, from Morphem. Attested since the 1940s.

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