(v) change or alter in form, appearance, or nature, Syn. transmute, transubstantiate, Example:This experience transformed her completely; She transformed the clay into a beautiful sculpture; transubstantiate one element into another
v. t. [ LL. transubstantiatus, p. p. of transubstantiare to transubstantiate; L. trans across, over + substantia substance. See Substance. ] 1. To change into another substance. [ R. ] [ 1913 Webster ]
The spider love which transubstantiates all, And can convert manna to gall. Donne. [ 1913 Webster ]
2. (R. C. Theol.) To change, as the sacramental elements, bread and wine, into the flesh and blood of Christ. [ 1913 Webster ]