Dictionary
An American Dictionary of the English Language
Revised and enlarged (Goodrich & Porter)
Springfield, Mass. · G. & C. Merriam · 1865
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Trans-mew', v. t. p. 1405To transmute; to transform; to metamorphose. [Rare.] “To trans-mew thyself from a holy hermit to a sinful forester.” W. Scott.Trāns'mi-grant, a. p. 1405Migrating or passing from one place or state to another; passing from one residence to another.Trans'mi-grant, n. p. 1405One who transmigrates.Trans'mi-grāte, v. i. p. 1405[Lat. transmigrare, transmigratum, from trans, across, and migrare, to migrate; It. trasmigrare, Sp. transmigrar, trasmigrar. 1. To pass from one country or jurisdiction to another for the purpose of…Trāns'mi-grā'tion, n. p. 1405The act of transmigrating. 2. Especially, the passing of the soul into another body, according to the opinion of Pythagoras.Trāns′mi-grā′tor, n. p. 1405One who transmigrates.Trans-mi’gra-to-ry, a. p. 1405Passing from one body, or state, to another.Trans-mis'si-bil'i-ty, n. p. 1405The quality of being transmissible.Trans-mis'si-ble, a. p. 1405Capable of being transmitted or passed from one to another; capable of being passed through any body or substance.Trans-mis'sion, n. p. 1405The act of transmitting, or the state of being transmitted; as, the transmission of letters, writings, papers, news, and the like, from one country to another; or the transmission of rights, titles…Trans-mis'sive, a. p. 1405Capable of being transmitted; derived from one to another. Itself a sun, it with transmissive light, Enlivens worlds denied to human sight. Prior.Trans-mīt’, v. t. p. 1405To cause to pass over or through; to communicate by sending; to send from one person or place to another; as, to transmit a letter or a memorial; to transmit dispatches; to transmit money or bills of…Trans-mit'tal, n. p. 1405Transmission. [Rare.] Swift.Trans-mīt'tance, n. p. 1405Transmission. See TRANSMISSION.Trans-mīt'ter, n. p. 1405One who transmits.Trans-mĭt'ti-ble, a. p. 1405Capable of being transmitted; transmissible.Trans-mōg'ri-fi-cā'tion, n. p. 1405The act of transmogrifying, or the state of being transmogrified; transformation. [Colloq. and low.]Trans-mōg'ri-fy, v. t. p. 1405To change into a different shape; to transform. [Colloq. and low.]Trans-mōve', v. t. p. 1405To move from one thing or place to another; to transform. [Obs.] Spenser.Trans-mū'ta-bĭl'i-ty, n. p. 1405The quality of being transmutable.Trans-mūt'a-ble, a. p. 1405Capable of being transmuted or changed into a different substance, or into something of a different form or nature. The fluids and solids of an animal body are transmutable into one another.…Trans-mūt'a-ble-ness, n. p. 1405The quality of being transmutable. “The easy transmutableness of water.” Boyle.Trans-mūt'a-bly, adv. p. 1405In a transmutable manner.Trăns'mu-tā'tion, n. p. 1405The act of transmuting, or the state of being transmuted; as, the transmutation of metals. 2. (Geom.) The change or reduction of one figure or body into another of the same area or solidity, but of a…Trăns'mu-tā'tion-ist, n. p. 1405One who believes in the transmutation of metals or species.Trans-mūte', v. t. p. 1405To change from one nature, form, or substance, into another; to transform. The caresses of parents and the blandishments of friends transmute us into idols. Buckminster. Transmuting sorrow into…Trans-müt'er, n. p. 1405One who transmutes.Trans-müt′ū-al, a. p. 1405Reciprocally mutual; reciprocal; commutual. [Rare.] Coleridge.Trāns′na-tā′tion, n. p. 1405The act of swimming across, as a river.Trans-nāt′ŭre, v. t. p. 1405To transfer or transform the nature of. [Obs.]Trān'som, n. p. 1405(Arch.) (a.) An horizontal mullion or cross-bar in a window. (b.) A lintel over a door. 2. (Naut.) A beam or timber extended across the stern-post of a ship, to strengthen the aft part and give it…Trāns'pa-dāne, a. p. 1405Being beyond the river Po.Trans-pāre', v. t. & i. p. 1405To be, or cause to be, transparent; to appear, or cause to appear, or be seen, through something. [Obs. and rare.]Trans-pâr'ençe, n. p. 1405The state or quality of being transparent; transparency.Trans-pâr'en-cy, n. p. 1405The quality or condition of being transparent; clearness. 2. That which is transparent; especially, a picture painted on thin cloth or glass, or impressed on porcelain, &c., to be viewed by natural…Trans-pār'ent, a. p. 1405Having the property of transmitting rays of light, so that bodies can be distinctly seen through; pervious to light; diaphanous; pellucid; as, transparent glass; a transparent diamond;—opposed to…Trans-pār'ent-ly, adv. p. 1405In a transparent manner; clearly.Trans-pār'ent-ness, n. p. 1405The quality of being transparent; transparency.Trans-păss’, v. t. p. 1405To pass over. [Obs.] Gregory.Trans-pāss', v. i. p. 1405To pass by or away. [Obs.]Trans-pàss'â-ble, a. p. 1405Capable of being transpassed, or crossed over. [Rare.]Trans-pāt'ron-ize, v. t. p. 1405To transfer the patronage or patron of. [Obs.] Warner.Tran-spe'ci-ate, v. t. p. 1405To change from one species to another; to transform. [Obs. and rare.] Or that the devil hath power to transpeciate a man into a horse. Browne.Tran-spīc'ū-oūs, a. p. 1405Transparent; pervious to the sight. “The wide, transpicuous air.” Milton.Trans-piērçe', v. t. p. 1405To pierce through; to penetrate; to permeate; to pass through. The sides transpierced return a rattling sound. Dryden.Trans-pīr'a-ble, a. p. 1405Capable of being transpired, or of transpiring.Trāns'pi-rā'tion, n. p. 1405The act or process of passing off through the excretories of the skin; cutaneous exhalation; as, the transpiration of obstructed fluids. Sharp.Trans-pīr'a-to-ry, a. p. 1405Of, or relating to, transpiration.Trans-pīre', v. t. p. 1405To emit through the excretories of the skin; to send off in vapor.Trans-pīre', v. i. p. 1405To be emitted through the excretories of the skin; to exhale; to pass off in insensible perspiration; as, fluids transpire from the human body. 2. To escape from secrecy; to become public; as, the…Trans-plāçe', v. t. p. 1405To remove; to put in a new place. [Rare.] It was transplaced from the left side of the Vatican to a more eminent place. Wilkins.Trans-plānt', v. t. p. 1405To remove and plant in another place; as, to transplant trees. 2. To remove and settle or establish for residence in another place; as, to transplant inhabitants. “Being transplanted out of his cold…Trāns'plan-tā'tion, n. p. 1405The state of being transplanted. “The transplantation of Ulysses to Sparta.” Broome.Trans-plănt'er, n. p. 1405One who transplants. 2. A machine for transplanting trees.Tran-splēn'den-cy, n. p. 1405Supereminent splendor. [Rare.] Henry More.Tran-splĕn'dent, a. p. 1405Resplendent in the highest degree. [Rare.]Tran-splĕn'dent-ly, adv. p. 1405In a transplendent manner. [Rare.] Henry More.Trans-pōrt', v. t. p. 1405To carry or convey from one place to another; to remove; to convey; as, to transport goods from one country to another; to transport troops over a river. 2. To carry into banishment, as a criminal.…Trāns'pôrt, n. p. 1405Transportation; carriage; conveyance. The Romans stipulated with the Carthaginians to furnish them with ships for transport and war. Arbuthnot. 2. A ship or vessel employed for transporting…Trans-pôrt'a-bil'i-ty, n. p. 1406The state or quality of being transportable; the capacity of being transported.