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Definitions for: Migrate [v] 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"
[v] move periodically or seasonally; "birds migrate in the Winter"; "The worker migrate to where the crops need harvesting"
Webster (1913) Definition: Mi"grate, v. i. [imp. & p. p. Migrated; p. pr. & vb.
n. Migrating.] [L. migratus, p. p. of migrare to migrate,
transfer.]
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.
2. To pass periodically from one region or climate to another
for feeding or breeding; -- said of certain birds, fishes,
and quadrupeds.
Synonyms: transmigrate
See Also: emigrate, immigrate, move
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