US /ˈmaɪɡreɪt/ UK /maɪˈɡreɪt/
verb

Meanings

  1. 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
Word family
Forms intermigrated
Derived forms migrationmigrantmigratormigratory

Etymology

From Latin migrātus, past participle of migrāre 'to move from one place to another', from Proto-Indo-European *mei- 'to change, move'.

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