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as in cedes
to give over the legal possession or ownership of
Claire's grandfather agreed to transfer certain stocks to her when she turned 18
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as in transmits
to cause (something) to pass from one to another
they used Morse Code to transfer the message from one ship to another
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as in sends
to cause to go or be taken from one place to another
will have to transfer you from our San Francisco office to our New York headquarters
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as in moves
to change the place or position of
transferred the car keys from my pocket to my purse
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as in leaves
to put (something) into the possession or safekeeping of another
before she left the country, she transferred all her record books and important papers to her mother
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as in hands
to shift possession of (something) from one person to another
transferred the ball to the running back
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“Transfers.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/transfers. Accessed 22 Dec. 2024.
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