TRANSUBSTANTIATE Synonyms: 33 Similar Words

transubstantiate

verb

ˌtran(t)-səb-ˈstan(t)-shē-ˌāt

Definition of transubstantiate

as in to transform

to change in form, appearance, or use the novelist transubstantiated the joys and sorrows of his early years into a charming fable about childhood

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Recent Examples of transubstantiate Just as the heat of Trinity forged sand into glass, that same device (and all after it) transubstantiated myth into reality. — Literary Hub, 18 Aug. 2025 But his concerns are the same as artists 500 years gone — how bodies can be transubstantiated into precious metal, and take on new meaning and value. — New York Times, 13 Feb. 2020 Our fathers poured the gold like priests / transubstantiating molten for the world’s architecture. — Patrick T. Reardon, chicagotribune.com, 14 Nov. 2019 Through football, a one-hour spectacle of peak human performance and perfect pageantry is transubstantiated in real time into the country’s sustaining mythology. — Vann R. Newkirk Ii, The Atlantic, 11 Aug. 2017 And then there was Evie, the most beloved, who had transubstantiated into a postcard from Reno. — Sherman Alexie, The New Yorker, 5 June 2017

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The Slate Truck is a rear-wheel-drive EV with a 205-mile range that can be transformed from a two-seat pickup into a five-seat SUV.

— Beth Livesay, AJC.com, 21 Aug. 2026
The backstory Once upon a time, there was a Spanish family blessed with a talent for finding historic buildings and transforming them into hotels that anyone who admires beauty and nature would want to visit.

— Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 20 Aug. 2026

Definition of transform

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Timo Werner converted from the penalty spot to open the scoring in the fourth minute.

— ABC News, ABC News, 23 Aug. 2026
Within a mind-spinning eight months, Zori Timeless Hotel was born, cleverly converted from the old pension into four luxurious residences within the confines of strict planning regulations that forced them to use the existing space.

— Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 22 Aug. 2026

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