English > transubstantiate: 2 senses > verb 2, changeMeaning | change or alter in form, appearance, or nature. |
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Pattern | Somebody ----s something; Somebody ----s somebody; Something ----s somebody; Something ----s something |
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Example | "transubstantiate one element into another" |
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Synonyms | transform, transmute |
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Narrower | destalinize, destalinise | counteract the effects and policies of Stalinism |
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sorcerize, sorcerise | Transform or change by means of sorcery |
stalinize, stalinise | Transform in accordance with Stalin's policies |
transubstantiate | change (the Eucharist bread and wine) into the body and blood of Christ |
work, work on, process | shape, form, or improve a material |
Broader | change, alter, modify | Cause to change |
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Spanish | cambiar, convertir, transformarse, transformar, transmudar, transmutar, trasformar, trasmutar |
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Catalan | convertir, transformar-se, transformar, transmutar |
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Nouns | transubstantiation | an act that changes the form or character or substance of something |
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