transubstantiate
[verb]
Synonyms: transform, change, commute, convert, metamorphose, transfigure, translate, transmogrify, transmute, transpose

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transubstantiate verb. [transǝb'stanʃɪeɪt, trɑ:n-] Pa. pple & ppl adjective -iated, (arch.) -iate. LME.
[medieval Latin transubstantiat- pa. ppl stem of transubstantiare, formed as TRANS- + Latin substantia SUBSTANCE.]
1. verb trans. Change the substance of; transform, transmute; spec. (Theology) convert (the Eucharistic elements) wholly into the blood and body of Christ (see TRANSUBSTANTIATION). Freq. foll. by into. LME.

2. verb intrans. Cause a thing to change in substance; effect transubstantiation. L16.

3. verb intrans. Become transubstantiated. rare. M19.

■ transubstantiative adjective (rare) of or pertaining to transubstantiation E19.

■ transubstantiator noun = TRANSUBSTANTIALIST M16-L17.

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