ˌ ̷ ̷ ̷ ̷ˈtanchēˌāt, -bˈst-, -taan-, -tain-, usu -ād.+V verb
( -ed/-ing/-s )
Etymology: Medieval Latin transubstantiatus, past participle of transubstantiare, from Latin trans- + substantia substance
transitive verb
1. : to change into another substance : transform , transmute — usually used with into or to
the ancient alchemists hoped to transubstantiate base metals into gold
the content of experience is not merely shuffled by the poet but is … transubstantiated — Eliseo Vivas
2. : to change (the eucharistic elements of bread and wine) into the body and blood of Christ according to the doctrine especially of the Roman Catholic Church
after the consecration … the bread is transmuted, transubstantiated, converted, and transformed into the true body itself of the Lord — R.M.French
intransitive verb
: to undergo transubstantiation
at what words and moment do the bread and wine transubstantiate — Valentine Ughet & Eleanor Davis