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verb
- 1. (of an animal, typically a bird or fish) move from one region or habitat to another according to the seasons: "as autumn arrives, the birds migrate south" Similar
- 2. move from one part of something to another: "cells that can form pigment migrate beneath the skin" Similar
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verb. mi· grate ˈmī-ˌgrāt mī-ˈgrāt. migrated; migrating; migrates. Synonyms of migrate. 1. intransitive : to move from one country, place, or locality to another. Thousands of workers migrate to this area in the summer.
MIGRATE definition: 1. When an animal migrates, it travels to a different place, usually when the season changes: 2…. Learn more.
To immigrate is to enter and settle in a country not one's own: There are many inducements to immigrate to South America. Migrate is applied both to people or to animals that move from one region to another, especially periodically; the other terms are generally applied to movements of people.
When an animal migrates, it travels to a different place, usually when the season changes: These animals migrate annually in search of food. In September, these birds migrate 2,000 miles south to a warmer climate. [ I ] If people migrate, they travel in large numbers to a new place to live temporarily:
To migrate means to move from one place to another, sometimes part of a back-and-forth pattern, and sometimes to stay. When we think of the word migrate we think of movement from place to place. Sometimes that movement is seasonal, as when birds migrate north in summer and south in winter.
to change or transfer from one college to another. SYNONYMS 1. move, resettle. migrate, emigrate, immigrate are used of changing one’s abode from one country or part of a country to another. To migrate is to make such a move either once or repeatedly: to migrate from Ireland to the United States.
Definition of migrate verb in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.
1. to move from one country, region, or place to another. 2. to pass periodically from one region or climate to another, as certain birds, fishes, and animals.
To migrate is to make such a move either once or repeatedly: to migrate from Ireland to the United States. To emigrate is to leave a country, usually one's own (and take up residence in another): Each year many people emigrate from Europe.
Definition of migrate – Learner’s Dictionary. migrate. verb [ I ] uk / maɪˈɡreɪt / us / ˈmaɪɡreɪt / migrate verb [I] (ANIMALS) Add to word list. When birds, fish, or animals migrate, they travel from one place to another at the same time each year: Many birds migrate from Europe to African forests for the winter. migrate verb [I] (PEOPLE)
