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Migrate Common

Origin: Latin suffix -ate

Migrate has 3 different meanings across 1 category:

Verb

Definitions
Verb
1

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"

2

move periodically or seasonally

"birds migrate in the Winter"

"The workers migrate to where the crops need harvesting"

3

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

"Many birds migrate south for the winter to escape the cold and find food."

Example Sentences
"Many Germans migrated to South America in the mid-19th century" verb
"This tribe transmigrated many times over the centuries" verb
"birds migrate in the Winter" verb
"The workers migrate to where the crops need harvesting" verb
Related Terms
Broader Terms (hypernyms)
move
Narrower Terms (hyponyms)
immigrate emigrate
Rhyming Words
ate bate late gate kate date wate cate rate nate oate sate tate jate hate mate fate yate agate skate
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