to transubstantiate
- verb
- /ˌtrænzəbˈstænʃiˌeɪt/
- Formal
:
transformar
- Many artists aspire to transubstantiate their emotions into their artwork through color and form.
It's not so much elegy as wonder at the state of mourning A transubstantiated bereftness in the poem titled That's What the Dead Do.
- It's not so much elegy as wonder at the state of mourning A transubstantiated bereftness in the poem titled That's What the Dead Do.
Examples
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During the feast, the menu featured a dish that seemed to transubstantiate simple ingredients into a culinary masterpiece.
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It's not so much elegy as wonder at the state of mourning A transubstantiated bereftness in the poem titled That's What the Dead Do.
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In the ceremony, the priest will transubstantiate the bread and wine into the body and blood of Christ.
Synonyms
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1.0
To make something or someone different
890
2.2
To change into something different or make something change
523
3.4
Change something a lot so it looks or works very differently
89
2.9
Change something from one form to another
65
3.7
Change something so it works in a different system
49
3.5
To change the form of something so it looks different
8
7.5
To change something into a different form or material
4
8.2
To change a person or thing so they look more beautiful and spiritual
3
9.9
To change something into a very different form, often as if by magic
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4.9
To change something into a new or different form
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9.9
To change ordinary things into something special as if by magic
To change something by magic so it acts differently
Change into another form, like a person or animal, by magic
Surface Forms
Morphology
transubstantiate = substantiate (transparent) = trans + substance + iate
The sense 'to change the form or substance of something' directly reflects a straightforward 'trans-' (change/across) + 'substance'/'substantiate' meaning, so learners who know the component are likely to infer this sense.
Etymology
Transubstantiate comes from the parts trans- meaning 'change' and substance meaning 'what something is made of'. So, more generally, to transubstantiate something is to change its basic make-up or nature, like the old idea of turning ordinary metal into gold, and you can remember trans- as in transform to mean 'change'.