transmigrate

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verb

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

(ˌ)tranz-ˈmī-, 

ˈtran(t)s-ˌmī-, 

ˈtranz-ˌmī-

transmigrated; transmigrating; transmigrates

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

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

transmigration

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noun

trans·​mi·​gra·​tion

: an act, process, or instance of transmigrating: such as

a

or less commonly transmigration of souls : the passing of the individual soul at death into a new body or new form of life usually human or animal : metempsychosis compare reincarnation

b

: the passage of cells through a membrane : diapedesis

Examples of transmigrate in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

Verb

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, 11 Apr. 2018

Word History

Etymology

Verb

Latin transmigratus, past participle of transmigrare to migrate to another place, from trans- + migrare to migrate

Noun

Late Latin transmigration-, transmigratio, from Latin transmigratus + -ion-, -io -ion

First Known Use

Verb

circa 1559, in the meaning defined at transitive sense

Rhymes for transmigrate

• abdicate
• abrogate
• acetate
• activate
• actuate
• aggravate
• agitate
• alginate
• alienate
• allocate
• amputate
• angulate