migrate C2+ Topic:Verbs of Movement US /ˈmaɪɡreɪt/ UK /maɪˈɡreɪt/ See IPA manual Meanings 1 verb to move from one region or habitat to another, often seasonally The geese migrate south long before the first frost. Thesaurus Synonyms 1 verb · to move from one region or... moverelocateresettleemigrateimmigratejourneytravel ↔ Opposites stayremainsettle Word family Forms intermigrated Derived forms migrationmigrantmigratormigratory Related forms migrantmigrationmigratoryemigrate Etymology AI details From Latin migrātus, past participle of migrāre 'to move from one place to another', from Proto-Indo-European *mei- 'to change, move'. migrāre Latin *mei- Proto-Indo-European View etymology graph -> Topics Verbs of Movement Word Formation & Derivatives External links Cambridge Dictionary Wiktionary Google Images # migrate **Type:** Word **Level:** C2+ **Part of speech:** verb **IPA (US):** /ˈmaɪɡreɪt/ **IPA (UK):** /maɪˈɡreɪt/ ## Meanings 1. to move from one region or habitat to another, often seasonally ## Examples - The geese migrate south long before the first frost. ## Synonyms - move - relocate - resettle - emigrate - immigrate - journey - travel ## Antonyms - stay - remain - settle ## Derived Forms - migration - migrant - migrator - migratory ## Related Forms - migrant - migration - migratory - emigrate ## Roots and Affixes - Root: migrāre - Root: *mei- ## Etymology From Latin migrātus, past participle of migrāre 'to move from one place to another', from Proto-Indo-European *mei- 'to change, move'. ## AI Etymology Migrate comes from Latin migrātus, past participle of migrāre 'to move from one place to another', from Proto-Indo-European *mei- 'to change, move'. The etymological trail includes Latin migrāre, Proto-Indo-European *mei-. The same word family includes migration, migrant, migrator, migratory, emigrate. Its current verb use means "to move from one region or habitat to another, often seasonally". ## Topics - Verbs of Movement - Word Formation & Derivatives markdown