Definition of migrate Migrate

/majˈgɹejˌt/ - [maygreyt] - mi•grate

We found 11 definitions of migrate from 4 different sources.

What does migrate mean?

Verb migrates, migrating, migrated
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"
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		move go or proceed from one point to another; "the debate moved from family values to the economy"
		immigrate come into a new country and change residency; "Many people immigrated at the beginning of the 20th century"
		immigrate come into a new country and change residency; "Many people immigrated at the beginning of the 20th century"
		emigrate leave one's country of residence for a new one; "Many people had to emigrate during the Nazi period"
		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"
migrate - move periodically or seasonally; "birds migrate in the Winter"; "The workers migrate to where the crops need harvesting"
		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"
		move go or proceed from one point to another; "the debate moved from family values to the economy"

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migrate (Verb)
To relocate periodically from one region to another, usually according to the seasons.
migrate (Verb)
To change one's geographic pattern of habitation.
migrate (Verb)
To change habitations across a border; to move from one country or political region to another.
migrate (Verb)
To move slowly towards, usually in groups.
migrate (Verb)
To move computer code or files from one computer or network to another.
migrate (Verb)
To induce customers to shift purchases from one set of a company's related products to another.

migrate (v. i.)
To remove from one country or region to another, with a view to residence; to change one's place of residence; to remove; as, the Moors who migrated from Africa into Spain; to migrate to the West.
migrate (v. i.)
To pass periodically from one region or climate to another for feeding or breeding; -- said of certain birds, fishes, and quadrupeds.