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sich mausern (v.r.)
   to molt (shed feathers, hair, etc.); blossom into (zu)

Das steirische Kürbiskernöl konnte sich in den letzten Jahren zu einem österreichischen Exportschlager mausern.
Styrian pumpkin seed oil was able to blossom into an Austrian export hit in recent years.
Die kleine Maria mausert sich zur Dame.
Little Maria is blossoming into a lady.

Related Words:
mausen to catch mice; pinch, snatch (obs. slang)
in der Mauser sein to be molting

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