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From: DICT.TW English-Chinese Dictionary 英漢字典

 tran·sub·stan·ti·ate /ˌtræn(t)səbˈstæn(t)ʃiˌet/
 (vt.)使變質

From: Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913)

 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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From: WordNet (r) 2.0

 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]