emigrate

Meanings

Verb

leave one's country of residence for a new one
- "Many people had to emigrate during the Nazi period"
To leave the country in which one lives, especially one's native country, in order to reside elsewhere.

Origin / Etymology

From Latin emigratus, perfect passive participle of emigro (“to move away, remove, depart from a place”), from ex- (“out of, from”) + migro (“to move, remove, depart”).

Antonyms

immigrate

Scrabble Score: 11

emigrate is a valid Scrabble (US) TWL word
emigrate is a valid Scrabble Word in Merriam-Webster MW Dictionary
emigrate is a valid Scrabble Word in International Collins CSW Dictionary

Words With Friends Score: 13

emigrate is a valid Words With Friends word