Synonyms/Hypernyms (Ordered by Estimated Frequency) of verb transubstantiate

2 senses of transubstantiate

Sense 1
transubstantiate -- (change (the Eucharist bread and wine) into the body and blood of Christ)
       => transform, transmute, transubstantiate -- (change or alter in form, appearance, or nature; "This experience transformed her completely"; "She transformed the clay into a beautiful sculpture"; "transubstantiate one element into another")

Sense 2
transform, transmute, transubstantiate -- (change or alter in form, appearance, or nature; "This experience transformed her completely"; "She transformed the clay into a beautiful sculpture"; "transubstantiate one element into another")
       => change, alter, modify -- (cause to change; make different; cause a transformation; "The advent of the automobile may have altered the growth pattern of the city"; "The discussion has changed my thinking about the issue")