migrate
To relocate periodically from one region to another, usually according to the seasons.
Example
“Twice a year the geese migrate — from Florida to Canada and back again.”
Other meanings
To change one's geographic pattern of habitation.
“Many groups had migrated to western Europe from the plains of eastern Europe.”
To change habitations across a border; to move from one country or political region to another.
“To escape persecution, they migrated to a neutral country.”
Related words
- electromigrated
- mismigrated
- nonmigrated
- unmigrated
- abmigrate
- comigrate
- demigrate
- migrative
- migrator
- mismigrate
- outmigrate
- overmigrate
Example sentences
Word history
From Latin "migrātus".
Where this comes from
This definition is adapted from “migrate” on Wiktionary, by its contributors; example sentences are from Tatoeba, credited to their authors above, published under CC BY-SA 4.0. This page is published under the same licence.