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translate

trans.late \-'la-t\ \-'la-t-*r\ vb [L translatus (pp. of transferre to 
   transfer, translate), fr. tr]ans- + latus, pp. of ferre to carry - more at 
   TOLERATE, BEAR 1a: to bear or change from one place, state, form, or 
   appearance to anothe r : TRANSFER, TRANSFORM 1b: to convey to heaven or to 
   a nontemporal condition without death  1c: to transfer (a bishop) from one 
   see to another  2a: to turn into one's own or another language  2b: to 
   transfer or turn from one set of symbols into another : TRANSC RIBE 2c: 
   PARAPHRASE, EXPLAIN  3: ENRAPTURE  4: to change the spatial coordinates of 
   without rotation  : to practice translation or make a translation; also : 
   to admit  of translation - trans.la.tor n