transmigrate
[ trans-mahy-greyt, tranz- ]
verb (used without object),trans·mi·grat·ed, trans·mi·grat·ing.
to move or pass from one place to another.
to migrate from one country to another in order to settle there.
(of the soul) to be reborn after death in another body.
verb (used with object),trans·mi·grat·ed, trans·mi·grat·ing.
to cause to transmigrate, as a soul; transfer.
Origin of transmigrate
1Other words from transmigrate
- trans·mi·gra·tor, noun
- trans·mi·gra·to·ry [trans-mahy-gruh-tawr-ee, -tohr-ee, tranz-], /trænsˈmaɪ grəˌtɔr i, -ˌtoʊr i, trænz-/, trans·mi·gra·tive, adjective
- un·trans·mi·grat·ed, adjective
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British Dictionary definitions for transmigrate
transmigrate
/ (ˌtrænzmaɪˈɡreɪt) /
verb(intr)
to move from one place, state, or stage to another
(of souls) to pass from one body into another at death
Derived forms of transmigrate
- transmigration, noun
- transmigrational, adjective
- transmigrative, adjective
- transmigrator, noun
- transmigratory, adjective
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