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化ける

transform, disguise oneself

化け transform, disguise oneself + る Plain nonpast
verb · present Rare #42,109
transform, disguise oneself Often implies changing into something surprising or unrecognizable, especially by using makeup or a disguise.
JA: 彼女は化粧で別人に化けることができる。
EN: She can transform into a different person with makeup.

ハウルならもっと派手なものに化けるわね

If it were Howl, he’d transform into something much flashier.

— ハウルの動く城 (2004)

だがこの本が大金に化けるはずだ

But this book could turn into a fortune.

— パディントン２ (2017)

年寄り犬に化けるなんて年寄りがどんなに大変なのかわかってるの？

Do you have any idea how hard it is to be old, disguising yourself as an old dog like that?

— ハウルの動く城 (2004)

猫は化けると言われる。

It is said that cats can shape-shift.