translated; translating
Definition of translate
1a
: to turn into one's own or another language
b
: to transfer or turn from one set of symbols into another : transcribe
c(1)
: to express in different terms and especially different words : paraphrase
b
: to convey to heaven or to a nontemporal condition without death
c
: to transfer (a bishop) from one see to another
3
: enrapture
4
: to subject to mathematical translation
5
: to subject (genetic information) to translation in protein synthesis
1
: to practice translation or make a translation
also
: to admit of or be adaptable to translation
a word that doesn't translate easily
2
: to undergo a translation
Keep scrolling for more
Keep scrolling for more
Keep scrolling for more
Keep scrolling for more
Test Your Vocabulary
More Confusing Words—Quiz
-
- The magician
______
moved the selected card to the top of the deck.

Can you spell these 10 commonly misspelled words?
TAKE THE QUIZ
Spell words. Make bears.
TAKE THE QUIZLove words? Need even more definitions?
Merriam-Webster unabridged
Words at Play
Ask the Editors
Share translate
Time Traveler for translate
The first known use of translate was in the 14th century
See more words from the same century