transcend
- v be greater in scope or size than some standard
- v be superior or better than some standard
transcribe
- v write out from speech, notes, etc.
- v rewrite in a different script
- v rewrite or arrange a piece of music for an instrument or medium other than that originally intended
- v make a phonetic transcription of
The anthropologist transcribed the sentences of the native informant - v convert the genetic information in (a strand of DNA) into a strand of RNA, especially messenger RNA
transect
- v cut across or divide transversely
the trails transect the property
transfigure
- v elevate or idealize, in allusion to Christ's transfiguration
- v change completely the nature or appearance of
The treatment and diet transfigured her into a beautiful young woman
Jesus was transfigured after his resurrection
transfix
- v to render motionless, as with a fixed stare or by arousing terror or awe
- v pierce with a sharp stake or point
transform
- v subject to a mathematical transformation
- v change or alter in form, appearance, or nature
This experience transformed her completely
She transformed the clay into a beautiful sculpture - v change in outward structure or looks
He transformed into a monster - v change from one form or medium into another
- v convert (one form of energy) to another
transform energy to light - v change (a bacterial cell) into a genetically distinct cell by the introduction of DNA from another cell of the same or closely related species
- v increase or decrease (an alternating current or voltage)
transfuse
- v impart gradually
transfuse love of music into the students - v pour out of one vessel into another
- v treat by applying evacuated cups to the patient's skin
- v give a transfusion (e.g., of blood) to
transubstantiate
- v change (the Eucharist bread and wine) into the body and blood of Christ
- v change or alter in form, appearance, or nature
transubstantiate one element into another
transgress
- v act in disregard of laws, rules, contracts, or promises
- v spread over land, especially along a subsiding shoreline
The sea transgresses along the West coast of the island - v commit a sin; violate a law of God or a moral law
- v pass beyond (limits or boundaries)
transistorise
- v equip (an electronic circuit or device) with transistors
transistorize
- v equip (an electronic circuit or device) with transistors
transitivize
- v make transitive
adding `out' to many verbs transitivizes them
translate
- v restate (words) from one language into another language
I have to translate when my in-laws from Austria visit the U.S.
He translates for the U.N. - v change from one form or medium into another
Braque translated collage into oil - v make sense of a language
- v bring to a certain spiritual state
- v change the position of (figures or bodies) in space without rotation
- v be equivalent in effect
the growth in income translates into greater purchasing power - v be translatable, or be translatable in a certain way
poetry often does not translate
Tolstoy's novels translate well into English - v subject to movement in which every part of the body moves parallel to and the same distance as every other point on the body
- v express, as in simple and less technical language
Can you translate the instructions in this manual for a layman?
Is there a need to translate the psychiatrist's remarks? - v determine the amino-acid sequence of a protein during its synthesis by using information on the messenger RNA
transliterate
- v rewrite in a different script
The Sanskrit text had to be transliterated
translocate
- v transfer (a chromosomal segment) to a new position
- v move from one place to another, especially of wild animals
The endangered turtles were translocated to a safe environment
transmigrate
- v be born anew in another body after death
Hindus believe that we transmigrate - v move from one country or region to another and settle there
This tribe transmigrated many times over the centuries
transmit
- v transfer to another
- v transmit or serve as the medium for transmission
- v broadcast over the airwaves, as in radio or television
- v send from one person or place to another
transmit a message