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
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.
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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
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
Recent Examples of Synonyms for transubstantiate
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Advertisement Taken together, these developments would shift the balance of power in the populists’ favor, transforming how the E.U. defines its values and its interests.—
Ian Bremmer,
Time,
11 July 2025
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Today, the evergreen 911 is more popular than ever before, transforming over the years through eight generations.—
Robert Ross,
Robb Report,
11 July 2025
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This technology isn't just about converting thoughts into text.—
Staff,
FOXNews.com,
5 July 2025
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She’s even converted a Capitol office cubby into a personal vanity, with full makeup kits both there and at home.—
Tira Urquhart,
Essence,
4 July 2025
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“Transubstantiate.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/transubstantiate. Accessed 18 Jul. 2025.
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