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transfer

[trans-fur, trans-fer, trans-fer] / trænsˈfɜr, ˈtræns fər, ˈtræns fər /
NOUN
change of possession
Synonyms
STRONGEST
deportation relocation removal transmission
STRONG
alteration assignment conduction convection displacement move relegation shift substitution transference translation transmittal transposition variation
Antonyms
STRONG
stagnation
WEAK
hold keeping
VERB
pass possession to
Synonyms
STRONGEST
assign bring carry cede change convert deliver dispatch ferry find give hand over move pass on provide relocate remove sell send shift ship supply transmit transport turn over
STRONG
bear cart consign convey deed delegate dislocate dispense displace disturb express feed forward hand haul lug mail metamorphose post relegate shoulder taxi tote transfigure translate transmogrify transmute transplant transpose
WEAK
make over pass the buck sign over
Antonyms
STRONGEST
fail fight fix hold hold back keep lose persist receive remain retain stay take withhold
STRONG
maintain order refuse stagnate

Example Sentences

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Palps are specialized appendages that male spiders use to transfer sperm during mating.

From Science Daily • Apr. 6, 2026

But the Tigers showed against Coventry they can match anyone in the division and once again reaffirmed the fantastic job Sergej Jakirovic has done in his first season in English football under a transfer embargo.

From BBC • Apr. 6, 2026

Lendeborg told The Associated Press that the University of Kentucky had dangled between US$7 million and $9 million to entice him to transfer there in 2025.

From Salon • Apr. 5, 2026

These data quantify the massive wealth transfer from high-tax to low-tax states due to interstate migration.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 3, 2026

What is new is the transfer of concepts from one discipline to another.

From "The Invention of Science" by David Wootton

From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.