English verb: transubstantiate | |||
1. | transubstantiate (change) change (the Eucharist bread and wine) into the body and blood of Christ | ||
Pattern of use | Somebody ----s something | ||
Broader (hypernym) | transform, transmute, transubstantiate | ||
Domain category | Christian religion, Christianity | ||
2. | transubstantiate (change) change or alter in form, appearance, or nature | ||
Samples | This experience transformed her completely. She transformed the clay into a beautiful sculpture. Transubstantiate one element into another. | ||
Synonyms | transform, transmute | ||
Pattern of use | Somebody ----s something. Somebody ----s somebody. Something ----s somebody. Something ----s something | ||
Broader (hypernym) | alter, change, modify | ||
Narrower (hyponym) | destalinise, destalinize, process, sorcerise, sorcerize, stalinise, stalinize, transubstantiate, work, work on | ||