transmigrate

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trans·mi·grate | \ (ˌ)tran(t)s-ˈmī-ˌgrāt

, (ˌ)tranz-ˈmī-, ˈtran(t)s-ˌmī-, ˈtranz-ˌmī- \

transmigrated; transmigrating; transmigrates

Definition of transmigrate

transitive verb

: to cause to go from one state of existence or place to another

intransitive verb

1 of the soul : to pass at death from one body or being to another

2 : migrate

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Other Words from transmigrate

transmigration \ ˌtran(t)s-mī-ˈgrā-shən

, ˌtranz- \ noun

transmigrator \ (ˌ)tran(t)s-ˈmī-ˌgrā-tər

, (ˌ)tranz- , ˈtran(t)s-ˌmī- , ˈtranz-ˌmī- \ noun

transmigratory \ tran(t)s-ˈmī-grə-ˌtȯr-ē

, tranz- \ adjective

Examples of transmigrate in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web Contreras and others from the transmigrating bus huddled together on the second floor of one of the shelter buildings. — Khushbu Shah And Emanuella Grinberg, CNN, "To live openly as a transgender woman, she had to flee. In the migrant caravan, she realized she wasn't alone," 11 Apr. 2018

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