to transmigrate
- verb
- /trænzˈmaɪɡreɪt/
- Literature
- Many families transmigrate to the United States for better opportunities.
Examples
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The monks chose to transmigrate to a distant region to establish their new monastery.
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After decades of unrest, the family decided to transmigrate to a new continent in search of peace.
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Several ancient communities would transmigrate each generation, adapting to different lands as needed.
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She plans to transmigrate to Canada next year.
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Many families have decided to transmigrate to new countries in search of better opportunities.
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After the war, numerous refugees began to transmigrate in hopes of finding safety and stability.
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The ancient tribe used to transmigrate to different regions with the changing seasons for better resources.
Synonyms
Move to a new place and start living or working there
To move from one place to another to live, often for work or because seasons change
To move to another country to live there permanently
To leave your own country to live in another country permanently
To leave your country to live in another country for a long time
How Permanent
Surface Forms
Morphology
Etymology
Transmigrate comes from the parts trans- ('across') and migrate ('to move'), the same root you see in migrate and migrant. So, to transmigrate in everyday use is to move across to a new country or region and settle there.