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mi·grate

migrate

 
 
pronunciation:
maI greIt
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part of speech: verb
inflections: migrates, migrating, migrated
definition 1: When people migrate, they move from one region to another to settle there.
Philip's grandparents decided to migrate from New York to Florida to get away from the cold winters with their snow and ice.Many people migrated to the West in the 1850s hoping to find gold.
similar words:
emigrate, immigrate, move, transfer
definition 2: When animals migrate, they go to a different region for part of the year and then go back for the other part of the year. People sometimes migrate too. They go to a new place to find work during a particular season and then return home at the end of the season. Often they go to help out with farm work during a harvest time.
Geese migrate to the south when the weather gets cold.The workers migrate to the north to pick apples during the fall season.
synonyms:
move
similar words:
journey, travel
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