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Meaning of TRANSMIGRATE

Pronunciation:  trans'mIgreyt

WordNet Dictionary
 
 Definition: 
  1. [v]  move from one country or region to another and settle there; "Many Germans migrated to South America in the mid-19th century"; "This tribe transmigrated many times over the centuries"
  2. [v]  be born anew in another body after death; "Hindus believe that we transmigrate"
 
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 Synonyms: migrate, reincarnate
 
 See Also: be born, emigrate, immigrate, move

 

 

Webster's 1913 Dictionary
 
 Definition: 
\Trans"mi*grate\, v. i. [imp. & p. p.
{Transmigrated}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Transmigrating}.] [L.
transmigrare, transmigratum; trans across + migrare to
migrate. See {Migrate}.]
1. To pass from one country or jurisdiction to another for
   the purpose of residence, as men or families; to migrate.
2. To pass from one body or condition into another.
         Their may transmigrate into each other. --Howell.
 

 

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