migrate
VerbSynonyms:
transmigrate
WordNet 3.0
Verb (2)
- move from one country or region to another and settle there“Many Germans migrated to South America in the mid-19th century”“This tribe transmigrated many times over the centuries”Synonyms: transmigrate
- move periodically or seasonally“birds migrate in the Winter”“The workers migrate to where the crops need harvesting”
Webster's Dictionary (GCIDE)
Migrate \Mi"grate\, v. i. [imp. & p. p. Migrated; p. pr. & vb. n. Migrating.] [L. migratus, p. p. of migrare to migrate, transfer.] [1913 Webster]
1.To remove from one country or region to another, with a view to residence; to change one's place of residence; to remove; as, the Moors who migrated from Africa into Spain; to migrate to the West. [1913 Webster]
2.To pass periodically from one region or climate to another for feeding or breeding; -- said of certain birds, fishes, and quadrupeds. [1913 Webster]