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Alchemise

[al-kuh-mahyz]

al·che·mize

[al-kuh-mahyz]
verb (used with object), -mized, -miz·ing.
to change by or as by alchemy; transmute: to alchemize lead into gold.
Also, especially British, al·che·mise.


Origin:
1595–1605; alchem(y) + -ize
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alchemize or alchemise (ˈælkəˌmaɪz)
 
vb
(tr) to alter (an element, metal, etc) by alchemy; transmute
 
alchemise or alchemise
 
vb

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