transmigrate

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verb

To migrate to another country.

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reincarnatemigrate
OriginLatin trānsmigrō →
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Meanings

verbtransmigrate (third-person singular simple present transmigrates, present participle transmigrating, simple past and past participle transmigrated)

present singular third person transmigrates · participle present transmigrating · participle past transmigrated · past transmigrated

  1. intransitiveTo migrate to another country.
  2. intransitiveTo pass into another body after death.

Synonyms & antonyms

verbbe born anew in another body after death

Similar
reincarnate
Broader
be born

verbmove from one country or region to another and settle there

Similar
migrate
Broader
move
Also see
migratereincarnate

Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

Origin

  1. Latintrānsmigrō
  2. Englishtransmigrate

Borrowed from Latin trānsmigrō. By surface analysis, trans- + migrate.

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Translations

Bulgarian преселвам се, превъплътявам се
  • преселвам се (preselvam se)to migrate to another country
  • превъплътявам се (prevăplătjavam se)to pass into another body after death
Catalan transmigrar, transmigrar
  • transmigrarto migrate to another country
  • transmigrarto pass into another body after death
Chinese Mandarin 移居, 移民
  • 移居 (yíjū)to migrate to another country
  • 移民 (yímín)to migrate to another country
  • 遷移 /迁移 (qiānyí)to migrate to another country
  • 輪迴 /轮回 (lúnhuí)to pass into another body after death
  • 轉世 /转世 (zhuǎnshì)to pass into another body after death
  • 投胎 (tóutāi)to pass into another body after death
Esperanto transmigri, transmigri
  • transmigrito migrate to another country
  • transmigrito pass into another body after death
Finnish muuttaa toiseen maahan, siirtyä
  • muuttaa toiseen maahanto migrate to another country
  • siirtyäto pass into another body after death
French transmigrer, transmigrer
  • transmigrerto migrate to another country
  • transmigrerto pass into another body after death
Irish imaistrigh, athchollaigh
  • imaistrighto migrate to another country
  • athchollaighto pass into another body after death
Italian trasmigrare
  • trasmigrareto migrate to another country
Latin trānsmigrō, transcorporō
  • trānsmigrōto migrate to another country
  • transcorporōto pass into another body after death
Spanish transmigrar, transmigrar
  • transmigrarto migrate to another country
  • transmigrarto pass into another body after death
Cite this entry
APA

transmigrate. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/transmigrate

MLA

“transmigrate.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/transmigrate. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “transmigrate,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/transmigrate.

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