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migrate.

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

7 characters2 syllables approx.English language

Meaning & usage

verb/maɪˈɡɹeɪt//ˈmaɪ.ɡɹeɪt/
  1. To relocate periodically from one region to another, usually according to the seasons.

    intransitive
    Twice a year the geese migrate — from Florida to Canada and back again.
    Twice a year the Minnesotans migrate from their state to the Gulf of Mexico.
  2. To change one's geographic pattern of habitation.

    intransitive
    Many groups had migrated to western Europe from the plains of eastern Europe.
  3. To change habitations across a border; to move from one country or political region to another.

    intransitive
    To escape persecution, they migrated to a neutral country.
  4. To move slowly towards, usually in groups.

    intransitive
    Once the hosts started bickering in the kitchens, the guests began to migrate towards the living room.
  5. To move gradually, especially from an intended to an unintended position.

    intransitive
    Oil was able to migrate from the accessory gearbox into the magneto housing through the improperly installed gland seals.
  6. To move computer code or files from one computer or network to another.

    transitive
    They had finished migrating all of the affected code to the production server by 2:00am, three hours later than expected.
  7. To induce customers to shift purchases from one set of a company's related products to another.

    transitive
    We were hoping to migrate the customers of the "C" series to the "E" series and the "E" customers to the "S" series.
Where this word comes from

First attested in 1623; borrowed from Latin migrātus, perfect passive participle of migrō (“to migrate, change, transport”), see -ate (verb-forming suffix).

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