Meaning of MIGRATE
| Pronunciation: | | 'mIgreyt
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- [v] move from one country or region to another and settle there; "Many Germans migrated to South America in the mid-19th century"; "This tribe transmigrated many times over the centuries"
- [v] move periodically or seasonally; "birds migrate in the Winter"; "The worker migrate to where the crops need harvesting"
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| | Synonyms: | | transmigrate |
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| | See Also: | | emigrate, immigrate, move | |
| Webster's 1913 Dictionary |
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| | Definition: | | \Mi"grate\, v. i. [imp. & p. p. {Migrated}; p. pr. & vb.
n. {Migrating}.] [L. migratus, p. p. of migrare to migrate,
transfer.]
1. To remove from one country or region to another, with a
view to residence; to change one's place of residence; to
remove; as, the Moors who migrated from Africa into Spain;
to migrate to the West.
2. To pass periodically from one region or climate to another
for feeding or breeding; -- said of certain birds, fishes,
and quadrupeds.
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| | Related Terms: | | drift, emigrate, expatriate, flit, go, immigrate, in-migrate, intermigrate, move, nomadize, out-migrate, range, relocate, remigrate, resettle, roam, rove, run, settle, swarm, take wing, transmigrate, travel, trek, voyage, wander |
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