alchemizingadj.

Brit.

/ˈalkəmʌɪzɪŋ/, U.S.

/ˈælkəˌmaɪzɪŋ/

Forms: see alchemize v. and -ing suffix².

Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: alchemize v., -ing suffix².

Etymology: < alchemize v. + -ing suffix². Compare earlier alchemized adj.

Transmuting; transforming as if by alchemy.

ΚΠ

a1816 G. Hardinge in J. Nichols Illustr. Lit. Hist. (1818) III. 846 Can you, with all your alchemizing art, change into Virtue's gold a Courtier's heart?

1873 J. A. Symonds Stud. Greek Poets i. 29 The alchemizing touch of the Greek genius had transformed languages, cities.

1905 Lit. Digest 22 Apr. 585/1 A poet who shall..disclose the alchemizing truth that shall transmute the gross ore of experience into the fine metal of character and spiritual beauty.

1983 G. Bradshaw in K. Sagar Achievement Ted Hughes (new ed.) xiii. 227 An ‘alchemising’ process of spiritual refinement..where the questing birds must detach themselves from the ‘clay’, ‘mud’ and ‘ordure’ of this world.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, September 2012; most recently modified version published online December 2021).

单词	alchemizing
释义	alchemizingadj. Brit. /ˈalkəmʌɪzɪŋ/, U.S. /ˈælkəˌmaɪzɪŋ/ Forms: see alchemize v. and -ing suffix². Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: alchemize v., -ing suffix². Etymology: < alchemize v. + -ing suffix². Compare earlier alchemized adj. Transmuting; transforming as if by alchemy. ΚΠ a1816 G. Hardinge in J. Nichols Illustr. Lit. Hist. (1818) III. 846 Can you, with all your alchemizing art, change into Virtue's gold a Courtier's heart? 1873 J. A. Symonds Stud. Greek Poets i. 29 The alchemizing touch of the Greek genius had transformed languages, cities. 1905 Lit. Digest 22 Apr. 585/1 A poet who shall..disclose the alchemizing truth that shall transmute the gross ore of experience into the fine metal of character and spiritual beauty. 1983 G. Bradshaw in K. Sagar Achievement Ted Hughes (new ed.) xiii. 227 An ‘alchemising’ process of spiritual refinement..where the questing birds must detach themselves from the ‘clay’, ‘mud’ and ‘ordure’ of this world. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, September 2012; most recently modified version published online December 2021). < adj.a1816
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