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translate
What does translate mean?
translate (verb): to change spoken words or written text (of a book, document, movie, etc.) from one language to another.
Definition: Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Where does translate come from?
From Middle English translaten (“to transport, translate, transform”), from Anglo-Norman translater.
Etymology: Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Words related to translate
From Princeton WordNet 3.1.
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What does “translate” mean?
to change spoken words or written text (of a book, document, movie, etc.) from one language to another
Right! That's what “translate” means.
to leave the country in which one lives, especially one's native country, in order to reside elsewhere
Not quite: that's what emigrate means.
to consume (something solid or semi-solid, usually food) by putting it into the mouth and swallowing it
Not quite: that's what eat means.
to make someone believe, or feel sure about something, especially by using logic, argument or evidence
Not quite: that's what convince means.
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