migrate
[verb]
Synonyms: move, emigrate, journey, roam, rove, travel, trek, voyage, wander

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Related Words: immigrate, in-migrate, out-migrate, remigrate, drift, trek, nomadize, range, roam, rove, wander

[TahlilGaran] English Synonym Dictionary ▲

mi‧grate AC /maɪˈɡreɪt $ ˈmaɪɡreɪt/ verb
[Word Family: noun: migration, migrant; verb: migrate; adjective: migratory]
[Date: 1600-1700; Language: Latin; Origin: past participle of migrare]

1. [intransitive + from/to] if birds or animals migrate, they travel regularly from one part of the world to another ⇒ migratory

2. [intransitive + from/to] if people migrate, they go to live in another area or country, especially in order to find work ⇒ emigrate

3.
a) [I,T + from/to] to start using a different computer system, or to arrange for people to start using a different computer system
b) [T + from/to] to move information or software from one computer system to another

[TahlilGaran] Dictionary of Contemporary English ▲

migrate
verb
ADV. north, northwards, etc. birds that migrate south in the winter
seasonally
PREP. from, into, to migrating from Europe to Africa

[TahlilGaran] Collocations Dictionary ▲

migrate
verb
BAD: A lot of new doctors migrate to America where they can earn more money.
GOOD: A lot of new doctors emigrate to America where they can earn more money.

Usage Note:
migrate = (of birds, animals and people) travel from one place to spend a length of time in another, especially to find food, water, warmer weather, etc: 'How do birds know when to migrate and how do they find their way back home?'
emigrate = (of people) leave your own country and make your home in another one: 'There were no jobs back home so we decided to emigrate.'

[TahlilGaran] Dictionary of Common Errors ▲