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单词 transubstantiate
释义 tran·sub·stan·ti·ate
\ˌ ̷ ̷ ̷ ̷ˈtanchēˌāt, -bˈst-, -taan-, -tain-, usu -ād.+V\ verb
(-ed/-ing/-s)
Etymology: Medieval Latin transubstantiatus, past participle of transubstantiare, from Latin trans- + substantia substance
transitive verb
1. : to change into another substance : transform, transmute — usually used with into or to
 < the ancient alchemists hoped to transubstantiate base metals into gold >
 < the content of experience is not merely shuffled by the poet but is … transubstantiated — Eliseo Vivas >
2. : to change (the eucharistic elements of bread and wine) into the body and blood of Christ according to the doctrine especially of the Roman Catholic Church
 < after the consecration … the bread is transmuted, transubstantiated, converted, and transformed into the true body itself of the Lord — R.M.French >
intransitive verb
: to undergo transubstantiation
 < at what words and moment do the bread and wine transubstantiate — Valentine Ughet & Eleanor Davis >
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