transubstantiate

verb

tran·sub·stan·ti·ate | \ˌtran(t)-səb-ˈstan(t)-shē-ˌāt

transubstantiated; transubstantiating

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 in a Sentence

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

Recent Examples on the Web

Through football, a one-hour spectacle of peak human performance and perfect pageantry is transubstantiated in real time into the country’s sustaining mythology. — Vann R. Newkirk Ii, The Atlantic, "No Country for Colin Kaepernick," 11 Aug. 2017 And then there was Evie, the most beloved, who had transubstantiated into a postcard from Reno. — Sherman Alexie, The New Yorker, "Clean, Cleaner, Cleanest," 5 June 2017

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