Migrate Definition & Meaning - Merriam-Webster

Definition of migrate ; 1 intransitive · to move from one country, place, or locality to another ; 2 intransitive · to pass usually periodically from one region or ... Login SignUp Hello, Games&Quizzes Thesaurus WordoftheDay Features BuyingGuide M-WBooks MyWordsMyWords ViewRecents Account LogOut migrate verb SaveWord mi·​grate |\ˈmī-ˌgrāt ,mī-ˈgrāt \ migrated;migrating;migrates Definitionofmigrate 1 intransitive :tomovefromonecountry,place,orlocalitytoanother Thousandsofworkersmigratetothisareainthesummer.InanotherBavarianvillage,…48outofitstotalJewishpopulationof225migratedtoAmericabetween1834and1853,mostlytoCleveland.—JonathanD.Sarna…theCarolinasbenefitedwhenmanufacturingmigratedfirstfrom…EnglandtothemilltownsofNewEnglandandthentohere,wherelaborwasevencheaper…—StephanieClifford 2 intransitive :topassusuallyperiodicallyfromoneregionorclimatetoanotherforfeedingorbreeding ThewhalesmigratebetweentheirfeedinggroundinthenorthandtheirbreedinggroundintheCaribbean.…migratingbirdsmakingthelongflightoverLakeEriefromtheUnitedStatestoCanadadroptothenearestavailablegroundafterthecrossing.—KathrynK.Rushing 3 transitive :torelocate(information)fromstorageoroperationononecomputerorcomputersystemtoanother Inthisreleasewe'vemadefurtherimprovementsandchanges,suchassupporttomigratefilesfromthelegacymodeltothenew…storagemodel,andbettermanagementofcachedfiles.—DaveBurkeWork-from-homemandateswillmostlikelybeexperiencedagain,socompaniesareaddingwork-from-hometechnologytotheirbusinesscontinuityplanning.Thisincludesacceleratingconsiderationsandplanstomigrateapplicationsandfileserverstothecloud…—SteveShoemakeandFranzuhaByrd 4 intransitive :tochangepositionorlocationinanorganismorsubstance filarialwormsmigratewithinthehumanbody OtherWordsfrommigrate MoreExampleSentences LearnMoreAboutmigrate OtherWordsfrommigrate migratable \ ˈmī-​ˌgrā-​tə-​bəl ,mī-​ˈgrā-​ \ adjective migrator \ ˈmī-​ˌgrā-​tər ,mī-​ˈgrā-​ \ noun, pluralmigrators While…somebirdsthatmigrateatnighttakedirectionalcuesfrompolarizedlightattwilight,therehasbeenlittleevidencethatdaytimemigratorsmakedirectuseofthesun. —HenryFountain ExamplesofmigrateinaSentence HemigratesfromNewYorktoFloridaeachwinter. Thousandsofworkersmigratetothisareaeachsummer. ThewhalesmigratebetweentheirfeedinggroundinthenorthandtheirbreedinggroundintheCaribbean. Theyfollowedthemigratingherdsofbuffaloacrosstheplains. SeeMore RecentExamplesontheWeb Inlatespring,thefirstofthousandsofIraqisbeganarrivinginMinsk,luredbyapromisethattheywouldbeallowedtomigratetoEurope. — DexterFilkins,TheNewYorker,6Dec.2021 Overthecourseofthecoronaviruspandemic,manytheatersacrossthecountrywerecompelledtomigratetotheWeb—aplatformthatminimizessomanyofthestrengthsoftheatricalperformance. — WashingtonPost,6Dec.2021 Nasdaqplanstomigrateitsmarketstothepubliccloudoverthenextdecade,CIOJournalreportedlastyear. — JohnMccormick,WSJ,17Nov.2021 Here’swhattoday’sworkersareseeking:·Fidgetyemployeesarelikelytomigratetocompaniesofferingnewopportunitiesthattheircurrentemployerisunwillingorunabletoprovide. — RobertaMatuson,Forbes,10Nov.2021 Intheplay,terminally-illWilliamJoadneedstofindanheirtotakeovertheJoadfamilyfarminSallisaw,Okla.,thathisancestorsabandonedduringtheDepressionandDustBowleratomigratewesttoCalifornia. — SanDiegoUnion-Tribune,1Oct.2021 Seniorofficials,includingHarris,havetraveledtoCentralAmericaaspartoftheireffortstoimproveconditionsandcreatelegalpathwaystomigratetotheUS. — PriscillaAlvarez,CNN,22Sep.2021 HubertandGusbelongtotheWindrushgeneration,whichconsistedofthousandsofCaribbeanpeoplewhowereencouragedtomigratetoBritainbetween1948and1971toalleviatethenation’spostwarlaborshortage. — ErinDouglass,TheChristianScienceMonitor,21Sep.2021 HaitiansamongmorediversegroupslookingtomigratetotheU.S. — LaurenVillagran,USATODAY,21Sep.2021 Theseexamplesentencesareselectedautomaticallyfromvariousonlinenewssourcestoreflectcurrentusageoftheword'migrate.'ViewsexpressedintheexamplesdonotrepresenttheopinionofMerriam-Websteroritseditors.Sendusfeedback. SeeMore FirstKnownUseofmigrate circa1623,inthemeaningdefinedatsense1 HistoryandEtymologyformigrate Latinmigratus,pastparticipleofmigrare;perhapsakintoGreekameibeintochange LearnMoreAboutmigrate Sharemigrate PosttheDefinitionofmigratetoFacebook SharetheDefinitionofmigrateonTwitter TimeTravelerformigrate Thefirstknownuseofmigratewas circa1623 Seemorewordsfromthesameyear DictionaryEntriesNearmigrate migrantshrike migrate migratetic SeeMoreNearbyEntries  Statisticsformigrate LastUpdated 16Dec2021 Look-upPopularity CitethisEntry “Migrate.”Merriam-Webster.comDictionary,Merriam-Webster,https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/migrate.Accessed24Dec.2021. Style:MLA MLA Chicago APA Merriam-Webster MoreDefinitionsformigrate migrate verb EnglishLanguageLearnersDefinitionofmigrate :tomovefromonecountryorplacetoliveorworkinanother :tomovefromoneareatoanotheratdifferenttimesoftheyear SeethefulldefinitionformigrateintheEnglishLanguageLearnersDictionary migrate verb mi·​grate |\ˈmī-ˌgrāt \ migrated;migrating KidsDefinitionofmigrate 1 :tomovefromonecountryorregiontoanother Familiesmigratedwestinsearchofwork. 2 :topassfromoneregiontoanotheronaregularbasis Manybirdsmigratesouthforthewinter. migrate intransitiveverb mi·​grate |\ˈmī-ˌgrāt ,mī-ˈ \ migrated;migrating Medical Definitionofmigrate :tomovefromoneplacetoanother:as a :tomovefromonesitetoanotherinahostorganismespeciallyaspartofalifecycle filarialwormsmigratewithinthehumanbody b ofanatomorgroup :toshiftpositionwithinamolecule OtherWordsfrommigrate migratory \ ˈmī-​grə-​ˌtōr-​ē,-​ˌtȯr-​ \ adjective MorefromMerriam-Websteronmigrate Thesaurus:Allsynonymsandantonymsformigrate Nglish:TranslationofmigrateforSpanishSpeakers BritannicaEnglish:TranslationofmigrateforArabicSpeakers WORDOFTHEDAY adventitious SeeDefinitionsandExamples» GetWordoftheDaydailyemail! 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