remorphize

English

Etymology

From re- +‎ morph +‎ -ize.

Verb

remorphize (third-person singular simple present remorphizes, present participle remorphizing, simple past and past participle remorphized)

1. To return to the original form after it had been transformed.
   • 1605, A declaration of egregious Popish impostures to with-draw the harts of his Maiesties Subiects from their allegeance:

     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.

   • 1861, Samuel P. Fowler, Salem Witchcraft: Comprising More Wonders of the Invisible World:

     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.

   • 1974, Laurie Colwin, Passion and Effect, page 26:

     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 .

   • 2009, Tomoyuki Hoshino, Lonely Hearts Killer, page 123:

     Once your world over there becomes a world without Majesty, then we will naturally remorphize.