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Definitions for Translate
[1] to turn from one language into another or from a foreign language into one's own: to translate Spanish.
[2] to change the form, condition, nature, etc., of; transform; convert: to translate wishes into deeds.
[3] to explain in terms that can be more easily understood; interpret.
[4] to bear, carry, or move from one place, position, etc., to another; transfer.
[5] Mechanics . to cause (a body) to move without rotation or angular displacement; subject to translation.
[6] Computers . to convert (a program, data, code, etc.) from one form to another: to translate a FORTRAN program into assembly language.
[7] Telegraphy . to retransmit or forward (a message), as by a relay.
[8] Ecclesiastical . to move (a bishop) from one see to another. to move (a see) from one place to another. to move (relics) from one place to another.
[9] to convey or remove to heaven without natural death.
[10] Mathematics . to perform a translation on (a set, function, etc.).
[11] to express the value of (a currency) in a foreign currency by applying the exchange rate.
[12] to exalt in spiritual or emotional ecstasy; enrapture.
[13] to provide or make a translation; act as translator.
[14] to admit of translation: The Greek expression does not translate easily into English.
[15] to express or be capable of being expressed in another language or dialect he translated Shakespeare into Afrikaans ; his books translate well
[16] (intr) to act as translator
[17] (tr) to express or explain in simple or less technical language
[18] (tr) to interpret or infer the significance of (gestures, symbols, etc)
[19] (tr) to transform or convert to translate hope into reality
[20] (tr; usually passive) biochem to transform the molecular structure of (messenger RNA) into a polypeptide chain by means of the information stored in the genetic code See also transcribe (def. 7)
[21] to move or carry from one place or position to another
[22] (tr) to transfer (a cleric) from one ecclesiastical office to another to transfer (a see) from one place to another
[23] (tr) RC Church to transfer (the body or the relics of a saint) from one resting place to another
[24] (tr) theol to transfer (a person) from one place or plane of existence to another, as from earth to heaven
[25] maths physics to move (a figure or body) laterally, without rotation, dilation, or angular displacement
[26] (intr) (of an aircraft, missile, etc) to fly or move from one position to another
[27] (tr) archaic to bring to a state of spiritual or emotional ecstasy
Words related to Translate
convert, transcribe, render, put, turn, decipher, transform, alter, elucidate, gloss, transpose, decode, simplify, reword, explicate, paraphrase, construe, transliterate, transmute, metamorphose
Words nearby Translate
transjordan, transkei, transkeian, transketolation, transl., translate, translater, translation, translation dictionary, translation of axes, translative
Origin of Translate
1250–1300; Middle English translaten < Latin trānslātus (past participle of trānsferre to transfer), equivalent to trāns- trans- + -lātus (suppletive past participle of ferre to bear1), earlier *tlātus, equivalent to *tlā- bear (akin to thole2) + -tus past participle suffix
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Other words from Translate
trans·lat·a·ble , adjective
trans·lat·a·bil·i·ty , trans·lat·a·ble·ness , noun
half-trans·lat·ed , adjective
in·ter·trans·lat·a·ble , adjective
pre·trans·late , verb (used with object), pre·trans·lat·ed, pre·trans·lat·ing.
re·trans·late , verb (used with object), re·trans·lat·ed, re·trans·lat·ing.
un·trans·lat·a·bil·i·ty , noun
un·trans·lat·a·ble , adjective
un·trans·lat·ed , adjective
well-trans·lat·ed , adjective
trans•lat′a•bil′ i•ty n.
trans•lat′ a•ble adj.
Word origin for Translate
C13: from Latin translātus transferred, carried over, from transferre to transfer
Synonyms for Translate
convert, decipher, put, render, spell out, transcribe, turn, construe, decode, elucidate, explicate, gloss, paraphrase, reword, simplify, transliterate, transpose, do into, make clear, metaphrase