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tran·sub·stan·ti·ate
 transubstantiate
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- pronunciation:
- traen
s
 b
staen
shi
eIt
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transitive verb |
| inflections: |
transubstantiates, transubstantiating, transubstantiated |
| definition 1: |
to convert (one substance) into another.
- similar words:
- convert
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| definition 2: |
to convert (the substance but not the form of bread and wine) into the body and blood of Jesus Christ, as Roman Catholic doctrine teaches it is done in the Eucharist.
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| related words: |
turn |
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