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Meaning of 'migrate' (Webster Dictionary)

1 . 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.
- To pass periodically from one region or climate to another for feeding or breeding; -- said of certain birds, fishes, and quadrupeds.

Meaning of 'migrate' (Princeton's WordNet)

1 . migrate [ v]
Meaning (1):
- move periodically or seasonally
Example in sentence:
  • birds migrate in the Winter;
  • The workers migrate to where the crops need harvesting
Meaning (2):
- move from one country or region to another and settle there
Example in sentence:
  • Many Germans migrated to South America in the mid-19th century;
  • This tribe transmigrated many times over the centuries

Nearby Words:

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