transmigrate

(-mīgrāt′)

intransitive verb transmigrated, transmigrating

  1. to move from one habitation, country, etc. to another
  2. to pass into another body at death: said of the soul, as in Hindu religious belief

Origin: ME vt. transmigraten < L transmigratus, pp. of transmigrare: see trans- & migrate

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See transmigrate in American Heritage Dictionary 4

intransitive verb trans·mi·grat·ed, trans·mi·grat·ing, trans·mi·grates
  1. To migrate.
  2. To pass into another body after death. Used of the soul.

Origin:

Origin: Latin trānsmigrāre, trānsmigrāt-

Origin: : trāns-, trans-

Origin: + migrāre, to migrate; see migrate

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Related Forms:

  • transˌmi·graˈtion noun
  • trans·miˈgraˌtor noun
  • trans·miˈgra·toˌry (-mīˈgrə-tôrˌē, -tōrˌē) adjective

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