transubstantiating

tran·sub·stan·ti·ate

verb \ˌtran(t)-səb-ˈstan(t)-shē-ˌāt\

tran·sub·stan·ti·at·edtran·sub·stan·ti·at·ing

Definition of TRANSUBSTANTIATE

transitive verb

1

: to effect transubstantiation in (sacramental bread and wine)

2

: to change into another substance : transmute

intransitive verb

: to undergo transubstantiation

Examples of TRANSUBSTANTIATE

1. <the novelist transubstantiated the joys and sorrows of his early years into a charming fable about childhood>

Origin of TRANSUBSTANTIATE

Middle English transsubstanciaten, from Medieval Latin transubstantiatus, past participle of transubstantiare, from Latin trans- + substantia substance

First Known Use: 15th century

Related to TRANSUBSTANTIATE

Synonyms: alchemize, make over, metamorphose, transfigure, transform, transmute, transpose, convert

Related Words: adjust, alter, modify, recast; redefine, redesign, redo, reengineer, refashion, regenerate, remake, remodel, revamp, revise, rework, vary; deform, disfigure, distort, mutate, transmogrify; displace, replace, substitute, supplant

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Rhymes with TRANSUBSTANTIATE

circumambulate, circumnavigate, contraindicate, decontaminate, deteriorate, differentiate, disambiguate, disassociate, discombobulate, disorientate, disproportionate, excommunicate, expiration date, free-associate, hyperventilate, incapacitate, intermediate, interpenetrate, misappropriate, multivariate, overcompensate, overpopulate, ratiocinate, recapitulate, rehabilitate, renegotiate, superannuate, supersaturate, underestimate