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mi·grate
(mī′grāt′)v. mi·grat·ed, mi·grat·ing, mi·grates
v.intr. mi·grat·ed, mi·grat·ing, mi·grates
1. To move from one country or region and settle in another.
2. To change location periodically, especially by moving seasonally from one region to another.
3. Computers To be moved from one system to another: migrated to an updated version of the platform.
v.tr. Computers
To move (something) from one system to another: migrated specific applications to a selected server.
mi′gra′tor n.
Usage Note: Migrate usually indicates a permanent change of settlement when referring to people and implies historical demographic shifts of great magnitude, as in In the 5th century ad the Angles, Saxons, and Jutes began migrating to England. When referring to birds or other animals, migrate usually indicates a seasonal or other temporary change in habitat. Emigrate and immigrate are used only of people and also imply a permanent move, generally across a political boundary. Emigrate describes the move relative to the point of departure: After the Nazis came to power in Germany, many scientists emigrated. Immigrate describes the move relative to the destination: The promise of prosperity here in the United States encouraged many people to immigrate.
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migrate
(maɪˈɡreɪt)vb (intr)
1. to go from one region, country, or place of abode to settle in another, esp in a foreign country
2. (Zoology) (of birds, fishes, etc) to journey between different areas at specific times of the year
[C17: from Latin migrāre to change one's abode]
miˈgrator n
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mi•grate
(ˈmaɪ greɪt)v.i. , -grat•ed, -grat•ing.
1. to move from one country, region, or place to another.
2. to pass periodically from one region or climate to another, as certain birds, fishes, and animals.
3. to shift, as from one system or enterprise to another.
4.
a. (of ions) to move toward an electrode during electrolysis.
b. (of atoms within a molecule) to change position.
5. (of a chemical or other substance) to spread, as by seepage, from an area or site of containment into a larger environment.
[1690–1700; < Latin migrātus, past participle of migrāre to move from place to place, change position]
mi′gra•tor, n.
syn: migrate, emigrate, immigrate refer to moving from one country or region to another. migrate means to make such a move either once or repeatedly; it is applied to both people and animals: The family migrated from Ireland to the United States. Ducks migrate every fall. emigrate, used of persons only, generally means to leave one's native country and take up permanent residence in another: Each year many people emigrate from Europe. immigrate, used of persons only, generally means to enter and settle in a country that is not one's own: They decided to immigrate to Australia.
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migrate
Past participle: migrated
Gerund: migrating
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| Verb | 1. |  migrate - 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"immigrate - come into a new country and change residency; "Many people immigrated at the beginning of the 20th century" immigrate - migrate to a new environment; "only few plants can immigrate to the island" emigrate - leave one's country of residence for a new one; "Many people had to emigrate during the Nazi period" move - change residence, affiliation, or place of employment; "We moved from Idaho to Nebraska"; "The basketball player moved from one team to another" migrate - move periodically or seasonally; "birds migrate in the Winter"; "The workers migrate to where the crops need harvesting" |
| 2. | migrate - move periodically or seasonally; "birds migrate in the Winter"; "The workers migrate to where the crops need harvesting" move - change residence, affiliation, or place of employment; "We moved from Idaho to Nebraska"; "The basketball player moved from one team to another" migrate, transmigrate - 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" |
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migrate
verb move, travel, journey, wander, shift, drift, trek, voyage, roam, emigrate, rove The farmers have to migrate if they want to survive.
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migrate
verb1. To leave one's native land and settle in another:
2. To change habitat seasonally:
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Translations
يُهاجِريُهاجِر، يَنْزَح، يَرْتَحِل
migrovatpřitáhnoutstěhovat se
trækkeudvandrevandre
elvándorolköltözikvándorol
flytja sig um staî eftir árstíîumflytjast búferlum
migracijamigrantasmigruojantismigruotipersikėlėlis
aizceļotieceļotmigrēt, pārceļotpārceļot
migrovať
seliti se
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migrate
(maiˈgreit) , ((American) ˈmaigreit) verb1. (of certain birds and animals) to travel from one region to another at certain times of the year. Many birds migrate in the early winter.
2. (of people) to change one's home to another country or (regularly) from place to place. The Gothic peoples who overwhelmed the Roman Empire migrated from the East.
miˈgration nounˈmigrant ((British and American) ˈmai-) noun
a person, bird or animal that migrates or has migrated. The swallow is a summer migrant to Britain; (also adjective) migrant workers.
ˈmigratory ((British and American) ˈmaigrə-) adjectiveKernerman English Multilingual Dictionary © 2006-2013 K Dictionaries Ltd.
migrate
vi (within the body, e.g., parasites) migrarEnglish-Spanish/Spanish-English Medical Dictionary Copyright © 2006 by The McGraw-Hill Companies, Inc. All rights reserved.