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migrate

mig·rate

UK/maɪˈɡɹeɪt/ US/ˈmaɪ.ɡɹeɪt/ uncommon

verb

1.

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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2.

move periodically or seasonally

  • “birds migrate in the Winter”
  • “The workers migrate to where the crops need harvesting”

Origin

First attested in 1623; borrowed from Latin migrātus, perfect passive participle of migrō (“to migrate, change, transport”), see -ate (verb-forming suffix).

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