"transcreate" meaning in English

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Verb

Forms: transcreates [present, singular, third-person], transcreating [participle, present], transcreated [participle, past], transcreated [past]
Etymology: trans- + create or Back-formation from transcreation. (Etymology 1) Etymology templates: {{prefix|en|trans|create}} trans- + create, {{back-form|en|transcreation}} Back-formation from transcreation Head templates: {{en-verb}} transcreate (third-person singular simple present transcreates, present participle transcreating, simple past and past participle transcreated)
  1. To transfer the creative elements of a work into another culture or language. Synonyms: trans-create Derived forms: transcreation

Inflected forms

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