translate vs transmit

transmit vs translate

translate and transmit both are verbs.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
translate	No	No	Yes	No
transmit	No	No	Yes	No

As verbs, transmit is a hypernym of translate; that is, transmit is a word with a broader meaning than translate:

translate: bring to a certain spiritual state
transmit: send from one person or place to another

Other hypernyms of translate include channel, channelise, channelize, transfer, transport.

translate (verb)	transmit (verb)
change the position of (figures or bodies) in space without rotation	broadcast over the airwaves, as in radio or television
change from one form or medium into another	send from one person or place to another
make sense of a language	transmit or serve as the medium for transmission
restate (words) from one language into another language	transfer to another
determine the amino-acid sequence of a protein during its synthesis by using information on the messenger RNA
express, as in simple and less technical language
bring to a certain spiritual state
subject to movement in which every part of the body moves parallel to and the same distance as every other point on the body
be translatable, or be translatable in a certain way
be equivalent in effect

Difference between translate and transmit

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