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alchemize
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al·che·mize  (lk-mz)
tr.v. al·che·mized, al·che·miz·ing, al·che·miz·es
To transform by or as if by alchemy.

alchemize, alchemise [ˈælkəˌmaɪz]
vb
(Chemistry / Alchemy) (tr) to alter (an element, metal, etc.) by alchemy; transmute
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Verb1.alchemize - alter (elements) by alchemyalchemize - alter (elements) by alchemy          
chemical science, chemistry - the science of matter; the branch of the natural sciences dealing with the composition of substances and their properties and reactions
alter, change, modify - cause to change; make different; cause a transformation; "The advent of the automobile may have altered the growth pattern of the city"; "The discussion has changed my thinking about the issue"


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His Proustian preoccupation with memory and how the passage of time alchemizes the routine into something ineffably precious.
The intro sets the stage for a thinking-man's picture about the Middle East where the volatile mix of politics, economics and religion so often alchemizes into violence.
Although diverse societies have produced treatises and manuals on the art of making love, eroticism cannot be reduced to mere technique, for it derives from the generative impulse that alchemizes desire into a personal, subjective and symbolic creation.
 
 
 
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