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morph

UK/mɔː(ɹ)f/ US/ˈmɔrf/ uncommon slang

verb

1.

cause to change shape in a computer animation

  • “The computer programmer morphed the image”
2.

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.

Phrases

  • empty morph
  • zero morph

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