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migrate

Syllabification: (mi·grate)
Pronunciation: /ˈmīˌgrāt/

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Definition of migrate

verb

[no object]
  • (of an animal, typically a bird or fish) move from one region or habitat to another, especially regularly according to the seasons:as autumn arrives, the birds migrate south
  • (of a person) move from one area or country to settle in another, especially in search of work:rural populations have migrated to urban areas
  • move from one specific part of something to another:cells that can form pigment migrate beneath the skin
  • Computing change or cause to change from using one system to another.
  • [with object] Computing transfer (programs or hardware) from one system to another.

Derivatives

migrator

Pronunciation: /-ˌgrātər/

noun

Origin:

early 17th century (in the general sense 'move from one place to another'): from Latin migrat- 'moved, shifted', from the verb migrare

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