tran·sub·stan·ti·ate /ˌtræn(t)səbˈstæn(t)ʃiˌet/
(vt.)使變質
Tran·sub·stan·ti·ate v. t.
1. To change into another substance. [R.]
The spider love which transubstantiates all,
And can convert manna to gall. --Donne.
2. R. C. Theol. To change, as the sacramental elements, bread and wine, into the flesh and blood of Christ.
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transubstantiate
v 1: change (the Eucharist bread and wine) into the body and
blood of Christ
2: 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" [syn: transform, transmute]