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migrate
[ mahy-greyt ]
verb (used without object)
- to go from one country, region, or place to another.
Synonyms: ,
Antonyms: ,
- to pass periodically from one region or climate to another, as certain birds, fishes, and animals:
The birds migrate southward in the winter.
- to shift, as from one system, mode of operation, or enterprise to another.
- Physiology. (of a cell, tissue, etc.) to move from one region of the body to another, as in embryonic development.
- Chemistry.
- (of ions) to move toward an electrode during electrolysis.
- (of atoms within a molecule) to change position.
- (at British universities) to change or transfer from one college to another.
migrate
/ ɪˈɡɪ /
verb
- to go from one region, country, or place of abode to settle in another, esp in a foreign country
- (of birds, fishes, etc) to journey between different areas at specific times of the year
Derived Forms
- ˈٴǰ, noun
Other 51Թ Forms
- g·ٴǰ noun
- t·gٱ verb (used without object) intermigrated intermigrating
- ԴDz·g·Բ adjective noun
- ·gٱ verb (used without object) remigrated remigrating
- ܲ·g·Բ adjective
51Թ History and Origins
Origin of migrate1
51Թ History and Origins
Origin of migrate1
Synonym Study
Example Sentences
Like many other people from Myanmar who have migrated abroad, he feels survivor's guilt.
Rather, many affluent young professionals are migrating out of the state.
"I can see shadow of where its migrated.. I always joke with my friends when you see it - it's like Homer Simpson, like I've got a Homer Simpson pout."
Saccussa - a group representing South African businesspeople living in the US - said most of those who expressed interest in migrating were aged between 25 and 45 and had between two and three dependants.
Thousands of nurses from Kerala, desperate to migrate to the UK every year, are estimated to have been exploited after the government added care workers to the UK's shortage occupation list during Covid.
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