Migrate

/maɪˈɡɹeɪt/ · verb

Meaning

(intransitive) To relocate periodically from one region to another, usually according to the seasons..

Definitions by Sense

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

Example Sentences

Twice a year the geese migrate — from Florida to Canada and back again.

Twice a year the Minnesotans migrate from their state to the Gulf of Mexico.

Many groups had migrated to western Europe from the plains of eastern Europe.

To escape persecution, they migrated to a neutral country.

Little is more extraordinary than the decision to migrate, little more extraordinary than the accumulation of emotions and thoughts which finally leads a family to say farewell to a community where it has lived for centuries, to abandon old ties and familiar landmarks, and to sail across dark seas to a strange land.

Once the hosts started bickering in the kitchens, the guests began to migrate towards the living room.

Oil was able to migrate from the accessory gearbox into the magneto housing through the improperly installed gland seals.

It is very common for the position of the placenta to change as the uterus stretches and grows. An anterior placenta can migrate toward the top, sides, or back of the uterus as the weeks go on.

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Word Forms

• migrates
• migrating
• migrated

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