English Word Root: trans

across, beyond, through
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1 transaction   Speak   Example Sentences
n. deal; communication involving two or more people that affects all those involved
2 transcend   Speak   Example Sentences
v. surpass; exceed; pass beyond the limits of
3 transcendent   Speak   Example Sentences
a. surpassing; exceeding ordinary limits; superior
4 transcribe   Speak   Example Sentences
v. copy; write over again in same words
5 transcript   Speak   Example Sentences
n. reproduction of a written record as a legal or school record
6 transfer   Speak   Example Sentences
n. shifting; conveyance or removal of something from one place, person, or thing to another
7 transform   Speak   Example Sentences
v. change in outward structure or looks; convert
8 transformation   Speak   Example Sentences
n. change in appearance, nature, disposition, condition, or the like
9 transfuse   Speak   Example Sentences
v. pour, as liquid, out of one vessel into another; transfer by pouring
10 transgress   Speak   Example Sentences
v. pass over or beyond; surpass
11 transgression   Speak   Example Sentences
n. violation of law, command, or duty; exceeding of due bounds or limits
12 transient   Speak   Example Sentences
a. momentary; temporary; staying for a short time
13 transistor   Speak   Example Sentences
n. a small electronic device containing a semiconductor and having at least three electrical contacts
14 transit   Speak   Example Sentences
n. act of passing; passage through or over; line or route of passage
15 transition   Speak   Example Sentences
n. going from one state of action to another
16 transitive   Speak   Example Sentences
n. a verb that requires an object in order to be grammatical
17 transitory   Speak   Example Sentences
a. existing or lasting only a short time; short-lived or temporary
18 translucent   Speak   Example Sentences
a. partly transparent; transmitting rays of light without permitting objects to be distinctly seen
19 transmission   Speak   Example Sentences
n. act of transmitting; automotive assembly of gears; sending of a signal
20 transmit   Speak   Example Sentences
v. forward; send from one person or place to another
21 transmitter   Speak   Example Sentences
n. any agent that carries and sends something
22 transmute   Speak   Example Sentences
v. change from one form, nature, substance, or state into another; transform
23 transparent   Speak   Example Sentences
a. easily detected; permitting light to pass through freely
24 transplant   Speak   Example Sentences
n. act of uprooting and moving a plant to a new location
25 transport   Speak   Example Sentences
v. carry from one place to another; carry away; deport
26 transpose   Speak   Example Sentences
v. substitute one for the other of; reverse or transfer order or place of; interchange