Definition of transubstantiate
transubstantiated
;transubstantiating
transitive verb
1 : to effect transubstantiation in (sacramental bread and wine)
2 : to change into another substance : transmute
intransitive verb
: to undergo transubstantiation
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Examples of transubstantiate in a Sentence
the novelist transubstantiated the joys and sorrows of his early years into a charming fable about childhood
Origin and Etymology of transubstantiate
Middle English transsubstanciaten, from Medieval Latin transubstantiatus, past participle of transubstantiare, from Latin trans- + substantia substance
First Known Use: 15th century
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