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
Just as the heat of Trinity forged sand into glass, that same device (and all after it) transubstantiated myth into reality.
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Literary Hub, 18 Aug. 2025
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.
—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
Literary Hub, 18 Aug. 2025
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.
—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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The taxpayer, ultimately, continues to foot the bill for a stadium that cost £486m to build and then £272m for it to be transformed into a football ground.—
Philip Buckingham,
New York Times,
21 May 2026
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India’s wedding industry has transformed drastically the past decade, fueled by Bollywood opulence, celebrity culture and social media spectacle.—
Rhea Mogul,
CNN Money,
21 May 2026
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Alina Puri scored in regulation for the Griffins (14-4-1), while Benedictine recruit Emma Lukin and Belmont commit Ava Feigl converted in the shootout.—
Steve Millar,
Chicago Tribune,
23 May 2026
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These locations are converted from empty storefronts and designed for Spark delivery drivers to collect online orders for last-mile delivery.—
Glenn Taylor,
Footwear News,
22 May 2026
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