emigrate

To emigrate is defined as to leave the country where you are from and move permanently to another.

(verb)

When you are born in England and you move permanently to the U.S., this is an example of a situation where you emigrate.

See emigrate in Webster's New World College Dictionary

intransitive verb emigrated, emigrating

to leave one country or region to settle in another

Origin: < L emigratus, pp. of emigrare, to move away < e-, out + migrare, to move, migrate

See emigrate in American Heritage Dictionary 4

intransitive verb em·i·grat·ed, em·i·grat·ing, em·i·grates

To leave one country or region to settle in another. See Usage Note at migrate.

Origin:

Origin: Latin ēmigrāre, ēmigrāt-

Origin: : ē-, ex-, ex-

Origin: + migrāre, to move; see mei-¹ in Indo-European roots

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