verb
- to move from one place to another, especially to migrate to a different country or region
- in religious belief, to pass from one body to another after death (of a soul)
Usage: religious; philosophical
Examples
- Many families decided to transmigrate to warmer climates during the harsh winter.
- The refugees were forced to transmigrate to neighboring countries.
- According to Hindu belief, souls transmigrate from one life to another.
- The ancient Greeks believed that souls could transmigrate into different forms.
- Economic hardship caused thousands to transmigrate in search of better opportunities.
- Some religions teach that the soul will transmigrate until it reaches enlightenment.