transubstantiate

(tran′səb stan′s̸hē āt′)

to change from one substance into another; transmute; transform
R.C.Ch., Eastern Orthodox Ch. to cause (bread and wine) to undergo transubstantiation

Origin: < ML(Ec) transubstantiatus, pp. of transubstantiare < L trans-, trans- + substantia, substance

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transitive verb tran·sub·stan·ti·at·ed, tran·sub·stan·ti·at·ing, tran·sub·stan·ti·ates

To change (one substance) into another; transmute.
Christianity To change the substance of (the Eucharistic bread and wine) into the body and blood of Jesus.

Origin:

Origin: Medieval Latin trānsubstantiāre, trānsubstantiāt-

Origin: : Latin trāns-, trans-

Origin: + Latin substantia, substance; see substance

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