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Verb: transmigrate  tranz,mI'greyt
  1. Move from one country or region to another and settle there
    "This tribe transmigrated many times over the centuries";
    - migrate
     
  2. (religion) be born anew in another body after death
    "Hindus believe that we transmigrate";
    - reincarnate

Derived forms: transmigrated, transmigrates, transmigrating

Type of: be born, move, up sticks [Brit, informal]

Encyclopedia: Transmigrate