transmigrate

Verb
Synonyms: reincarnatemigrate

WordNet 3.0

Verb (2)

  1. be born anew in another body after death“Hindus believe that we transmigrate”Synonyms: reincarnate
  2. 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”Synonyms: migrate
Advertisement

Webster's Dictionary (GCIDE)

Transmigrate \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. [1913 Webster]

2.To pass from one body or condition into another. [1913 Webster]

Their may transmigrate into each other.— Howell.[1913 Webster]
Advertisement