as in to transform
to change in form, appearance, or use
the novelist transubstantiated the joys and sorrows of his early years into a charming fable about childhood
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Recent Examples of transubstantiate
Just as the heat of Trinity forged sand into glass, that same device (and all after it) transubstantiated myth into reality.
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Literary Hub, 18 Aug. 2025
But his concerns are the same as artists 500 years gone — how bodies can be transubstantiated into precious metal, and take on new meaning and value.
—New York Times, 13 Feb. 2020
Our fathers poured the gold like priests / transubstantiating molten for the world’s architecture.
—Patrick T. Reardon, chicagotribune.com, 14 Nov. 2019
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, 11 Aug. 2017
And then there was Evie, the most beloved, who had transubstantiated into a postcard from Reno.
—Sherman Alexie, The New Yorker, 5 June 2017
Literary Hub, 18 Aug. 2025
But his concerns are the same as artists 500 years gone — how bodies can be transubstantiated into precious metal, and take on new meaning and value.
—New York Times, 13 Feb. 2020
Our fathers poured the gold like priests / transubstantiating molten for the world’s architecture.
—Patrick T. Reardon, chicagotribune.com, 14 Nov. 2019
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, 11 Aug. 2017
And then there was Evie, the most beloved, who had transubstantiated into a postcard from Reno.
—Sherman Alexie, The New Yorker, 5 June 2017
Recent Examples of Synonyms for transubstantiate
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Paris — Gisèle Pelicot emerged as a global feminist hero in 2024 by transforming her horrific, personal story into a public battle against rape culture.—
Saskya Vandoorne,
CNN Money,
12 Feb. 2026
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The modern workplace has a strong flavor of poor management, with poor leadership quickly transforming what started as a good job into a bad one, with burnout and heavy workloads following soon afterward.—
Nick Lichtenberg,
Fortune,
11 Feb. 2026
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While scientists have long observed this liquid-to-solid transformation, the exact molecular link that converts these fluid droplets into a high-performance final structure has remained a mystery until now.—
Mrigakshi Dixit,
Interesting Engineering,
6 Feb. 2026
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By converting up to two of those players, the Heat can create multiyear contracts with only minimum initial guarantees, affording team control beyond this season.—
Ira Winderman,
Sun Sentinel,
6 Feb. 2026
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“Transubstantiate.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/transubstantiate. Accessed 12 Feb. 2026.
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