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transubstantiate

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables
tran-sub-stan-ti-ate
IPA
18
Scrabble Score
16
Letters
5
Syllables
9
Unique Chars

Meaning

verb

To change one substance into another; to transmute.

Transitive verb

verb

To change the bread and wine of the Eucharist into the body and blood of Jesus.

Transitive verb

Etymology

From tran- + substantiate.

Word Breakdown

Usage

Inflected Forms

transubstantiates (present, singular) transubstantiating (participle, present) transubstantiated (participle, past) transubstantiated (past)

Derived Forms

untransubstantiated

Frequently Paired Words

transubstantiation

Synonyms

transform transmute

Questions

What does transubstantiate mean?
To change one substance into another; to transmute.
Where does transubstantiate come from?
From tran- + substantiate.

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