v.
Pronunciation: ˌ tran(t)-s ə b- ' stan(t)-sh ē - ˌ ā t
Function: verb
Inflected Form: -at · ed ; -at · ing
Etymology: Middle English transsubstanciaten, from Medieval Latin transubstantiatus, past participle of transubstantiare, from Latin trans- + substantia substance
Date: 15th century
transitive verb
1 : to effect transubstantiation in (sacramental bread and wine)
2 : to change into another substance : TRANSMUTE
intransitive verb : to undergo transubstantiation