Definition of emigrate

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em·i·grate

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intr.v.
em·i·grat·ed, em·i·grat·ing, em·i·grates

To leave one country or region to settle in another. See Usage Note at migrate.

ETYMOLOGY:
Latin migrre, migrt- : -, ex-, ex- + migrre, to move; see mei-¹ in Indo-European roots

OTHER FORMS:
emi·gration (

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n) KEY (Noun)

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