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Verb: transubstantiate  ,tran-sub'stan-shee,eyt
  1. (Christianity) change (the Eucharist bread and wine) into the body and blood of Christ
    "The priest transubstantiated the elements during the Mass"
     
  2. Change or alter in form, appearance, or nature
    "transubstantiate one element into another";
    - transform, transmute

Derived forms: transubstantiated, transubstantiates, transubstantiating

Type of: alter, change, modify