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migrate
What does migrate mean?
migrate (verb): to change habitations across a border; to move from one country or political region to another.
Definition: Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Where does migrate come from?
First attested in 1623; borrowed from Latin migrātus, perfect passive participle of migrō (“to migrate, change, transport”).
Etymology: Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Words related to migrate
From Princeton WordNet 3.1.
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What does “migrate” mean?
to make a sound from the vocal cords without pronouncing any real words, with one's lips closed
Not quite: that's what hum means.
to change habitations across a border; to move from one country or political region to another
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to slide along the ground, without the rotary motion that wheels or tracks would normally have
Not quite: that's what skid means.
separate by passing through a sieve or other straining device to separate out coarser elements
Not quite: that's what sift means.
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