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consubstantiate

adj · verb · 6 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

Definitions and examples are grouped by meaning. Pronunciation, history, word forms, translations, descendants, synonyms, antonyms, derived terms, and related words appear whenever the source provides them.

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  • /ˌkɒnsəbˈstænʃiət/
  • /ˌkɒnsəbˈstɑːnʃiət/
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  • /ˌkɒnsəbˈstænʃieɪt/
  • /ˌkɒnsəbˈstɑːnʃieɪt/
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1

adj

Meaning 1

Partaking of the same substance; consubstantial.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: not-comparable

Examples

  • c. 1620-1623, Owen Feltham, Resolves, Divine, Moral and Political We must love her that is thus consubstantiate with us.

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2

verb

Meaning 2

To profess or believe the doctrine of consubstantiation.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: intransitive

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

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3

verb

Meaning 3

To cause to unite, or to regard as united, in one common substance or nature.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: transitive

Examples

  • , "A Sermon preached to the University of Dublin" His soul must be consubstantiated with reason.

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4

verb

Meaning 4

To become united in one common substance or nature.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: intransitive

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

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5

verb

Meaning 5

unite in one common substance

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

Examples

  • Thought is consubstantiated with the object

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Synonyms: none provided

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Broader terms: unite, unify, merge

6

verb

Meaning 6

become united in substance

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

Examples

  • thought and the object consubstantiate

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

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Broader terms: unify, unite, merge

History

Etymology

From con- + substantiate.