alchemise

verb

1. (transitive)To change something's properties by means of alchemy or as if by magic.

   “Their dearest wish was to alchemise iron into gold.”

   “Something about this gutsy, heartfelt drama from screenwriter Robert D Siegel and director Darren Aronofsky alchemises Rourke’s conceit into a terrifically engaging, likable and even vulnerable performance.”

   “In tonight's opener, Kevin McCloud revisits the programme's longest-running saga – the five-year (and counting) epic of Stefan Lepkowsky and Annia Shabowska, who have been attempting to alchemise a cutting-edge contemporary home from the unpromising base metal of a derelict mill cottage in Northamptonshire.”

   “Art should alchemise poetry from unexpected ingredients.”