Definitions
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.
- transitive verb To transform by or as if by alchemy.
from The Century Dictionary.
- To change by alchemy; transmute, as metals.
from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.
- transitive verb To change by alchemy; to transmute.
from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License.
- verb Alternative spelling of
alchemise .
from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
- verb alter (elements) by alchemy
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Examples
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Even Helen Mirren, a casting choice so obvious it hurts, can't alchemize the role of Hobson which won John Gielgud an Oscar into much besides a humorless scold.
'Arthur': He Drinks, Movie Falls Down John Anderson 2011
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It took him a lifetime (67 last week) to fully alchemize the two idioms—bebop and island music (reggae, calypso, mento)—and it requires a full cast of three drummers, assorted bassists and guitarists and even a second keyboard, plus Mr. Alexander doubling on melodica.
The Sound Way Down in the Underground Will Friedwald 2011
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It took him a lifetime (67 last week) to fully alchemize the two idioms—bebop and island music (reggae, calypso, mento)—and it requires a full cast of three drummers, assorted bassists and guitarists and even a second keyboard, plus Mr. Alexander doubling on melodica.
The Sound Way Down in the Underground Will Friedwald 2011
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I said that perhaps his gifts as an artist would allow him to alchemize the pain of his divorce into music that would heal himself and others.
EVENING’S EMPIRE BILL FLANAGAN 2010
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I said that perhaps his gifts as an artist would allow him to alchemize the pain of his divorce into music that would heal himself and others.
EVENING’S EMPIRE BILL FLANAGAN 2010
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But just as terror is about to knock something shifts, perhaps enough consciousness raised that a sinister energy is alchemize, and terror turns and retreats from the door.
My Journey to Report on the Horrors and Hope in the Congo (Part VI) 2010
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But just as terror is about to knock something shifts, perhaps enough consciousness raised that a sinister energy is alchemize, and terror turns and retreats from the door.
Catherine Corpeny: My Journey to Report on the Horrors and Hope in the Congo (Part VI) 2010
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So as not to be soiled by substances that alchemize to produce laughter in the human species;
The Best American Poetry 2010 Amy Gerstler 2010
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As per Mr. Audiard's blackly comedic inclinations, opposites here don't just attract, they alchemize, with Carla turning Paul into a gentleman and he turning her into a hussy and a crook.
'A Prophet': The Crime Epic Reborn John Anderson 2010
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I said that perhaps his gifts as an artist would allow him to alchemize the pain of his divorce into music that would heal himself and others.
EVENING’S EMPIRE BILL FLANAGAN 2010
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