Alchemizing

/ˈælkɪmaɪzɪŋ/ verb

Definition

Present participle of alchemize; the process of mysteriously or magically transforming something.

Etymology

From alchemize + -ing suffix (present participle marker). The American spelling variant of alchemising.

Kelly Says

The -ize/-ise spelling split is one of the biggest differences between American and British English, which happened after the American Revolution when Noah Webster deliberately chose -ize as more historically accurate to Latin origins.

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