Definition of: transmigrate

(trans·mī′grāt, tranz-, trans′·mə-, tranz′-) v.i. ·grat-ed, ·grat·ing
1. To migrate, as from one place or condition to another; pass from one country or jurisdiction to another.
2. To pass into another body, as the soul at death. [<L transmigratus, pp. of transmigrare <trans- across + migrare migrate]
—trans·mi′gra·tor noun
—trans·mi·gra·to·ry (trans·mī′grə·tôr′ē, -tō′rē, tranz-) adjective