transmigrate (redirected from transmigrations)

trans·mi·grate  (trns-mgrt, trnz-)

intr.v. trans·mi·grat·ed, trans·mi·grat·ing, trans·mi·grates

1. To migrate.

2. To pass into another body after death. Used of the soul.

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[Latin trnsmigrre, trnsmigrt- : trns-, trans- + migrre, to migrate; see migrate.]

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transmi·gration n.

trans·migrator n.

trans·migra·tory (-mgr-tôr, -tr) adj.

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transmigrate

Verb

[-grating, -grated] (of a soul) to pass from one body into another at death

transmigration n

Thesaurus

Verb	1.	transmigrate - be born anew in another body after death; "Hindus believe that we transmigrate" reincarnate faith, religion, religious belief - a strong belief in a supernatural power or powers that control human destiny; "he lost his faith but not his morality" be born - come into existence through birth; "She was born on a farm"
	2.	transmigrate - 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" migrate immigrate - come into a new country and change residency; "Many people immigrated at the beginning of the 20th century" immigrate - migrate to a new environment; "only few plants can immigrate to the island" emigrate - leave one's country of residence for a new one; "Many people had to emigrate during the Nazi period" move - change residence, affiliation, or place of employment; "We moved from Idaho to Nebraska"; "The basketball player moved from one team to another" migrate - move periodically or seasonally; "birds migrate in the Winter"; "The workers migrate to where the crops need harvesting"