emigrate
verb
em·i·grate ˈe-mə-ˌgrāt 
emigrated; emigrating
intransitive verb
: to leave one's place of residence or country to live elsewhere
emigrated from Canada to the United States
Example Sentences
Recent Examples on the Web Because of laws in effect at that time, qualifying children of American descent were allowed to emigrate to America, allowing her family to escape persecution in Vietnam. 
The Salt Lake Tribune, 23 Aug. 2022 Russia is moving to close a nonprofit organization that helps Russian Jews emigrate to Israel, amid tensions over Israel’s stance on Russia’s war in Ukraine. WSJ, 19 Aug. 2022 Most disciples of run philosophy hail from middle- and upper-class Chinese families with the means to legally emigrate, either through education, work or investment. Yong Xiong, Selina Wang And Nectar Gan, CNN, 17 Aug. 2022 Nixon was an antisemite and Kissinger resented American Jews’ insistence on helping Soviet Jews emigrate. Jordan Michael Smith, The New Republic, 9 Aug. 2022 The agency, which was founded more than 90 years ago and is affiliated with Israel’s government, helps Jewish families emigrate to Israel, including organizing travel and paying airfare. Natalia Abbakumova, Washington Post, 29 July 2022 Claudia Tang, 59, left the city for Australia at the time expecting to emigrate but later returned. Christian Shepherd, Washington Post, 30 June 2022 Years of hyperinflation gutted the institution’s budgets, forcing most of the staff to emigrate or move to the private sector, which pays in U.S. dollars. New York Times, 7 Apr. 2022 In addition, Ukraine is home to about two hundred thousand people who qualify for Israeli citizenship and could emigrate under the law of return. Bernard Avishai, The New Yorker, 28 Feb. 2022 See More
The Salt Lake Tribune, 23 Aug. 2022 Russia is moving to close a nonprofit organization that helps Russian Jews emigrate to Israel, amid tensions over Israel’s stance on Russia’s war in Ukraine. WSJ, 19 Aug. 2022 Most disciples of run philosophy hail from middle- and upper-class Chinese families with the means to legally emigrate, either through education, work or investment. Yong Xiong, Selina Wang And Nectar Gan, CNN, 17 Aug. 2022 Nixon was an antisemite and Kissinger resented American Jews’ insistence on helping Soviet Jews emigrate. Jordan Michael Smith, The New Republic, 9 Aug. 2022 The agency, which was founded more than 90 years ago and is affiliated with Israel’s government, helps Jewish families emigrate to Israel, including organizing travel and paying airfare. Natalia Abbakumova, Washington Post, 29 July 2022 Claudia Tang, 59, left the city for Australia at the time expecting to emigrate but later returned. Christian Shepherd, Washington Post, 30 June 2022 Years of hyperinflation gutted the institution’s budgets, forcing most of the staff to emigrate or move to the private sector, which pays in U.S. dollars. New York Times, 7 Apr. 2022 In addition, Ukraine is home to about two hundred thousand people who qualify for Israeli citizenship and could emigrate under the law of return. Bernard Avishai, The New Yorker, 28 Feb. 2022 See More Word History
Etymology
Latin emigratus, past participle of emigrare, from e- + migrare to migrate
First Known Use
1766, in the meaning defined above
Kids Definition
emigrate
verb
em·i·grate ˈe-mə-ˌgrāt
emigrated; emigrating
: to leave one country or region to live in another
My grandparents emigrated from China.
emigrating
verb
as in migrating
to leave a country or region to live elsewhere —often + from My grandparents emigrated from Hungary. Synonyms & Similar Words
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- migrating
- relocating
- resettling
- moving
- exiting
- bailing
- defecting
- departing
- quitting
- fleeing
- parting
- escaping
- pulling out
- starting
- running along
- evacuating
- walking out
- bailing out
- decamping
- pushing on
- absconding
- getting
- pushing off
- getting off
- scarpering
- peeling off
- booking
- digging out
- cutting out
- flying
- taking off
- going
- vamoosing
- going off
- bugging out
- clearing out
- clearing off
- skipping
- striking out
- setting out
- deserting
- abandoning
- buggering off
- forsaking
- running away
- bugging off
- retiring
- getting out
- vacating
- retreating
- stepping (along)
- scramming
- shoving (off)
- sallying (forth)
- withdrawing
- buzzing (off)
- packing (up or off)
- piking (out or off)
- removing
- going out
- mizzling
- scatting
- stepping out
- adjourning
- lighting out
Antonyms & Near Antonyms
- immigrating
- remaining
- staying
- settling
- coming
- dwelling
- arriving
- lodging
- abiding
- tarrying
- turning up
- showing up