'Migrate' definitions:
Definition of 'migrate'
(from WordNet)
verb
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" [syn: migrate, transmigrate]
verb
Move periodically or seasonally; "birds migrate in the Winter"; "The workers migrate to where the crops need harvesting"
Definition of 'Migrate'
From: GCIDE
- Migrate \Mi"grate\, v. i. [imp. & p. p. Migrated; p. pr. & vb. n. Migrating.] [L. migratus, p. p. of migrare to migrate, transfer.] [1913 Webster]
- 1. 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. [1913 Webster]
- 2. To pass periodically from one region or climate to another for feeding or breeding; -- said of certain birds, fishes, and quadrupeds. [1913 Webster]
Synonyms of 'migrate'
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