单词 | migrate |
释义 | migrate[ mahy-greyt ] / ˈmaɪ greɪt / SEE SYNONYMS FOR migrate ON THESAURUS.COM verb (used without object), mi·grat·ed, mi·grat·ing.to go from one country, region, or place to another. to pass periodically from one region or climate to another, as certain birds, fishes, and animals: The birds migrate southward in the winter. to shift, as from one system, mode of operation, or enterprise to another. Physiology. (of a cell, tissue, etc.) to move from one region of the body to another, as in embryonic development. Chemistry.
(at British universities) to change or transfer from one college to another. Origin of migrateFirst recorded in 1690–1700; from Latin migrātus (past participle of migrāre “to move from place to place, change position or abode”), equivalent to migrā- verb stem + -tus past participle suffix SYNONYMS FOR migrate1 move, resettle, relocate. SEE SYNONYMS FOR migrate ON THESAURUS.COM ANTONYMS FOR migrate1 remain, stay. SEE ANTONYMS FOR migrate ON THESAURUS.COM synonym study for migrate1. Migrate, emigrate, immigrate are used of changing one's abode from one country or part of a country to another. To migrate is to make such a move either once or repeatedly: to migrate from Ireland to the United States. To emigrate is to leave a country, usually one's own (and take up residence in another): Each year many people emigrate from Europe. To immigrate is to enter and settle in a country not one's own: There are many inducements to immigrate to South America. Migrate is applied both to people or to animals that move from one region to another, especially periodically; the other terms are generally applied to movements of people. OTHER WORDS FROM migrateWORDS THAT MAY BE CONFUSED WITH migrateemigrate, immigrate, migrate (see synonym study at the current entry)Words nearby migratemignon, mignonette, mignonne, migraine, migrant, migrate, migrating abscess, migration, migration inhibition test, migratory, migratory locust Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for migrateBritish Dictionary definitions for migratemigrate / (maɪˈɡreɪt) / verb (intr)to go from one region, country, or place of abode to settle in another, esp in a foreign country (of birds, fishes, etc) to journey between different areas at specific times of the year Derived forms of migratemigrator, nounWord Origin for migrateC17: from Latin migrāre to change one's abode Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012 |
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