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transmigrate

 [trans-mahy-greyt, tranz-]  

trans·mi·grate

   [trans-mahy-greyt, tranz-] verb, -grat·ed, -grat·ing.
verb (used without object)
1.
to move or pass from one place to another.
2.
to migrate from one country to another in order to settle there.
3.
(of the soul) to be reborn after death in another body.
verb (used with object)
4.
to cause to transmigrate, as a soul; transfer.

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Origin:
1400–50; late Middle English < Latin trānsmigrātus (past participle of trānsmigrāre to depart, migrate). See trans-, migrate

Related forms
trans·mi·gra·tor, noun
trans·mi·gra·to·ry  [trans-mahy-gruh-tawr-ee, -tohr-ee, tranz-] , trans·mi·gra·tive, adjective
un·trans·mi·grat·ed, adjective
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transmigrate (ˌtrænzmaɪˈɡreɪt)
 
—vb
1.  to move from one place, state, or stage to another
2.  (of souls) to pass from one body into another at death
 
transmi'gration
 
—n
 
transmi'grational
 
—adj
 
trans'migrative
 
—adj
 
transmi'grator
 
—n
 
trans'migratory
 
—adj

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