Word Study
transmigrate
CIDE DICTIONARY
transmigrate, v. i. [L. transmigrare, transmigratum; trans across + migrare to migrate. See Migrate.].
- To pass from one country or jurisdiction to another for the purpose of residence, as men or families; to migrate. [1913 Webster]
- To pass from one body or condition into another. [1913 Webster]"Their may transmigrate into each other." [1913 Webster]
OXFORD DICTIONARY
transmigrate, v.intr.
1 (of the soul) pass into a different body; undergo metempsychosis.
2 migrate.
1 (of the soul) pass into a different body; undergo metempsychosis.
2 migrate.
Derivative
transmigration n. transmigrator n. transmigratory adj.
Etymology
ME f. L transmigrare (as TRANS-, MIGRATE)
THESAURUS
transmigrate
body, corporealize, corporify, embody, emigrate, expatriate, flit, immigrate, in-migrate, incarnate, incorporate, intermigrate, materialize, migrate, out-migrate, personify, reembody, reincarnate, remigrate, run, substantialize, substantiate, substantify, swarm, take wing, trekFor further exploring for "transmigrate" in Webster Dictionary Online