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ALCHEMIZE
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I. (verb)
Sense 1
Meaning:
Alter (elements) by alchemy
Synonyms:
alchemise; alchemize
Classified under:
Verbs of size, temperature change, intensifying, etc.
Hypernyms (to "alchemize" is one way to...):
alter; change; modify (cause to change; make different; cause a transformation)
Domain category:
chemical science; chemistry (the science of matter; the branch of the natural sciences dealing with the composition of substances and their properties and reactions)
Sentence frame:
Somebody ----s something
Derivation:
alchemy (a pseudoscientific forerunner of chemistry in medieval times)
