transubstantiate

American  

[tran-suhb-stan-shee-eyt] / ˌtræn səbˈstæn ʃiˌeɪt /

verb (used with object)

transubstantiated, transubstantiating

1. to change from one substance into another; transmute.

2. Theology. to change (the bread and wine) into the body and blood of Christ in the Eucharist.

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transubstantiate British  

/ ˌtrænsəbˈstænʃɪˌeɪt /

verb

1. (intr) RC theol (of the Eucharistic bread and wine) to undergo transubstantiation

2. (tr) to change (one substance) into another; transmute

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Other Word Forms

Derived Forms

• untransubstantiated
  adjective
• transubstantially
  adverb
• transubstantial
  adjective

Etymology

Origin of transubstantiate

1400–50; v. use of late Middle English transsubstanciate (adj.) transubstantiated < Medieval Latin trānssubstantiātus, past participle of trānssubstantiāre. See trans-, substance, -ate ¹