transubstantiate

verb

To change one substance into another; to transmute.

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Meanings

verbtransubstantiate (third-person singular simple present transubstantiates, present participle transubstantiating, simple past and past participle transubstantiated)

present singular third person transubstantiates · participle present transubstantiating · participle past transubstantiated · past transubstantiated

  1. transitiveTo change one substance into another; to transmute.
  2. transitiveChristianityTo change the bread and wine of the Eucharist into the body and blood of Jesus.

Synonyms & antonyms

verbchange or alter in form, appearance, or nature

Similar
transformtransmute
Broader
changealtermodify
Also see
transformtransmute

Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

Origin

From tran- + substantiate.

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Translations

Catalan transsubstanciar
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Finnish muuttaa
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Greek μετουσιώνω
  • μετουσιώνω (metousióno)Translations
Hungarian átlényegít, átlényegül
  • átlényegítTranslations
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Māori whakaahuakē
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Romanian transsubstanția
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Swedish transsubstantiera
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Cite this entry
APA

transubstantiate. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/transubstantiate

MLA

“transubstantiate.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/transubstantiate. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “transubstantiate,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/transubstantiate.

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