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migrate
[mahy-greyt]
verb (used without object)
to go from one country, region, or place to another.
Synonyms: ,Antonyms: ,to pass periodically from one region or climate to another, as certain birds, fishes, and animals.
The birds migrate southward in the winter.
to shift, as from one system, mode of operation, or enterprise to another.
Physiology.Ģż(of a cell, tissue, etc.) to move from one region of the body to another, as in embryonic development.
Chemistry.Ģż
(of ions) to move toward an electrode during electrolysis.
(of atoms within a molecule) to change position.
(at British universities) to change or transfer from one college to another.
migrate
/ ³¾²¹ÉŖĖÉ”°ł±šÉŖ³Ł /
verb
to go from one region, country, or place of abode to settle in another, esp in a foreign country
(of birds, fishes, etc) to journey between different areas at specific times of the year
Other 51³Ō¹Ļ Forms
- migrator noun
- intermigrate verb (used without object)
- nonmigrating adjective
- remigrate verb (used without object)
- unmigrating adjective
- ³¾¾±Ė²µ°ł²¹³Ł“Ē°ł noun
51³Ō¹Ļ History and Origins
Origin of migrate1
51³Ō¹Ļ History and Origins
Origin of migrate1
Synonym Study
Example Sentences
"Urban areas can also be important stopover sites for migrating species," she added.
āThe streets are empty. Nobody wants to come outside. And kids donāt want to go to school, especially kids who migrated here,ā Villa said.
With its gritty streets and sometimes gritty history, these urban blocks with their cheaper rents and welcoming enclaves have long been where people migrate when they cross borders into the United States.
Birding: More than 300 birds migrate through or live in the Trinity Alps, including eagles that roost along the shores of Trinity Lake.
He, like many of the others who perished, had migrated to South Africa.
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