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transmigrate

trans·mig·rate

uncommon

verb

1.

be born anew in another body after death

  • “Hindus believe that we transmigrate”
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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”
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Origin

Borrowed from Latin trānsmigrō. By surface analysis, trans- + migrate.

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