"alchemise" meaning in All languages combined

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Verb [English]

Forms: alchemises [present, singular, third-person], alchemising [participle, present], alchemised [participle, past], alchemised [past]
Etymology: From alchemy + -ise. Etymology templates: {{af|en|alchemy|-ise}} alchemy + -ise Head templates: {{en-verb}} alchemise (third-person singular simple present alchemises, present participle alchemising, simple past and past participle alchemised)
  1. (transitive) To change something's properties by means of alchemy or as if by magic. Tags: transitive Synonyms: improve, transform, transmute, alchemize Translations (to change something's properties by means of alchemy): alquimizar (Portuguese)

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