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migrate

Pronunciation: /maɪˈɡɹeɪt/

The English word “migrate” has 7 meanings listed here.

verb

  1. To relocate periodically from one region to another, usually according to the seasons.
  2. To change one's geographic pattern of habitation.
  3. To change habitations across a border; to move from one country or political region to another.
  4. To move slowly towards, usually in groups.
  5. To move gradually, especially from an intended to an unintended position.
  6. To move computer code or files from one computer or network to another.
  7. To induce customers to shift purchases from one set of a company's related products to another.

Etymology

First attested in 1623; borrowed from Latin migrātus, perfect passive participle of migrō (“to migrate, change, transport”), see -ate (verb-forming suffix).

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