migrate Definition
mi·grate (mī′grāt′)
intransitive verb -·grat′ed, -·grat′·ing
- to move from one place to another; esp., to leave one's country and settle in another
- to move from one region to another with the change in seasons, as many birds and some fishes do
- to move from place to place to harvest seasonal crops
Etymology: < L migratus, pp. of migrare, to move from one place to another, change < IE *meigw-, to change location < base *mei-, to change, exchange, wander
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migrate
v.
migrate denotes a moving from one region or country to another and may imply, of people, intention to settle in a new land, or, of animals, a periodic movement influenced by climate, food supply, etc.; emigrate and immigrate are used only of people, emigrate specifically denoting the leaving of a country to settle in another, and immigrate, the coming into the new country to settle
migrate Usage Examples
Object
- raptor: Given fine weather we may get our first views of migrating raptors from here.
- osprey: MORE THOUGHTS ABOUT CHANGES IN DIRECTION There have been several suggestions as to what determines the directions taken by migrating Ospreys.
- wader: We did have the benefit of lots of migrating waders, including the white-rumped sandpipers.
- northward: Blue whiting spawn in a similar area in March and migrate northwards to the Norwegian Sea for the summer.
- bird: These migrating birds may only rest for a few days to a week.
- goose: It is famous for the large number of migrating geese that come here.
Preposition: over
distance: They migrate over long distances in order to search for food.
Adjective complement
- downstream: Mature silver eels migrate downstream from the first stormy night in October for two weeks ( Fig 3 ).
- online: Schools, government agencies, business, and others seeking to improve learning are migrating online.
Modifying Another Word
- northwards: When coal was discovered elsewhere industry migrated northwards and much of the wealden industry came to an abrupt end.
- northward: I speculate that William and James migrated northward toward Birmingham in search of work, and on the way met the Docker sisters.
- seamlessly: As your business expands, you can migrate seamlessly to other Windows Server 2003 products.
- upwards: You may migrate upwards to a higher priced plan at any time.
- south: The mullet migrate south every winter to the area off the shore of southern Taiwan to lay their eggs.
- gradually: The nomads were subjected to great pressure of moving populations and gradually migrated westward, where they had increasing contact with European countries.
Followed by an intransitive particle
- across: In order to test the system thoroughly all the data in the current system will have to be migrated across into the new system.
- over: Well, replaced everything on that side only to migrate over to the fuel side again.
Followed by a transitive particle
over: Wild salmon migrate over hundreds of miles from the rivers where they are spawned to the open sea.
Present participle complement
exist: Google may - or may not - have to migrate existing accounts to that domain.
Preposition: in
search: Its people probably migrated in the search for better resources.
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