HyperDic: migrate

English > 2 senses of the word *migrate*:
VERB	motion	migrate, transmigrate	move from one country or region to another and settle there
VERB	motion	migrate	move periodically or seasonally

migrate > pronunciation
Sounds	may'grey.t
Rhymes	abate ... welterweight: 559 rhymes with eyt...

English > *migrate*: 2 senses > verb 1, motion
Meaning	Move from one country or region to another and settle there.
Pattern	Something ----s; Somebody ----s; Something is ----ing PP; Somebody ----s PP
Examples	"Many Germans migrated to South America in the mid-19th century" "This tribe transmigrated many times over the centuries"
Synonym	transmigrate
Entailed by	settle	form a community / community
Narrower	emigrate	Leave one's country of residence for a new one
	immigrate	Come into a new country and change residency
	immigrate	migrate to a new environment
Broader	move	change residence, affiliation, or place of employment
Similar to	migrate	Move periodically or seasonally
Spanish	emigrar, migrar
Catalan	emigrar, migrar, transmigrar
Adjectives	migratory	habitually moving from place to place especially in search of seasonal work
Nouns	migrant, migrator	traveler who moves from one region / region or country to another
	migration	the movement of persons from one country or locality to another
	migration	a group of people migrating together (especially in some given time period)
	migrator	an animal (especially birds and fish) that travels between different habitats at particular times of the year

English > *migrate*: 2 senses > verb 2, motion
Meaning	Move periodically or seasonally.
Pattern	Something ----s; Somebody ----s; Something is ----ing PP; Somebody ----s PP
Examples	"birds migrate in the Winter" "The workers migrate to where the crops need harvesting"
Broader	move	change residence, affiliation, or place of employment
Similar to	migrate, transmigrate	Move from one country or region to another and settle there
Spanish	migrar
Adjectives	migrant, migratory	habitually moving from place to place especially in search of seasonal work
Adjectives	migratory	used of animals that move seasonally
Nouns	migration	the periodic passage of groups of animals (especially birds or fishes) from one region to another for feeding or breeding

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