as in to transform
to change in form, appearance, or use
time and fiction writers have alchemized these Wild West thugs into romantic heroes
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Recent Examples of alchemize
After all, Hollywood has been attempting to alchemize games into movies and TV shows for decades — from Street Fighter to Doom to Halo to Assassin’s Creed.
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James Hibberd, The Hollywood Reporter, 4 Jan. 2023
In that circle, sisterhood and dance may alchemize loss, conflict, and violence into community healing.
—Cate McQuaid, BostonGlobe.com, 8 Nov. 2022
Meanwhile, people were trying to shine it up and alchemize it into some sort of self-improvement lesson.
—Jessica Dulong, CNN, 24 Oct. 2022
The singers, however, alchemize everything into the most hypnotic sound.
—Charles McNultytheater Critic, Los Angeles Times, 23 Oct. 2022
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James Hibberd, The Hollywood Reporter, 4 Jan. 2023
In that circle, sisterhood and dance may alchemize loss, conflict, and violence into community healing.
—Cate McQuaid, BostonGlobe.com, 8 Nov. 2022
Meanwhile, people were trying to shine it up and alchemize it into some sort of self-improvement lesson.
—Jessica Dulong, CNN, 24 Oct. 2022
The singers, however, alchemize everything into the most hypnotic sound.
—Charles McNultytheater Critic, Los Angeles Times, 23 Oct. 2022
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for alchemize
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Has the world's most volatile region been transformed?—
Susan Page,
USA Today,
5 Oct. 2025
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The 26-foot-tall bronze sculpture depicts a male figure that transforms into tree branches housing various bird species.—
Duante Beddingfield,
Freep.com,
4 Oct. 2025
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In the electrified city of the future, parking spaces could be converted into lots for ridesharing and robotaxis, supercharging stations and dedicated bike lanes, said Kara Kockelman, professor of transportation engineering at the University of Texas at Austin.—
Rebecca A. Fannin,
MSNBC Newsweek,
1 Oct. 2025
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Taiwan converts time into a weapon by turning drones into throughput problems, from design to fab to field to refresh.—
Kapil Kajal,
Interesting Engineering,
1 Oct. 2025
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“Alchemize.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/alchemize. Accessed 8 Oct. 2025.
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