chameleonize
chameleonize · chameleonizes · chameleonized · chameleonizing
To change colour or turn various coloursTo change colour or turn various colours; to be transformed (to suit changing circumstances).
Meaning
3 senses(intransitive)To change colour or turn various colours; to be transformed (to suit changing circumstances).
(transitive)To cause to change colour or turn various colours; to transform (to suit changing circumstances).
(reflexive)To transform oneself, as if changing colour like a chameleon.
Origin
From chameleon + -ize.From chameleon + -ize.
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Forms
chameleonizes, chameleonizing, chameleonized, chameleonized| Base form | chameleonize · to chameleonize |
|---|---|
| 3rd person singular | chameleonizes |
| Present participle | chameleonizing |
| Past simple | chameleonized |
| Past participle | chameleonized |
regular · Lesson
Lessons for this word
3 lessons- A1Present simple — Because it is a verb
- A1Past simple, regular verbs — Because of its past form
- A2Present perfect: introduction — Because of its past participle