migrate

Meanings

Verb

move from one country or region to another and settle there
- "Many Germans migrated to South America in the mid-19th century"
- "This tribe transmigrated many times over the centuries"
move periodically or seasonally
- "birds migrate in the Winter"
- "The workers migrate to where the crops need harvesting"
To relocate periodically from one region to another, usually according to the seasons.
To change one's geographic pattern of habitation.
To change habitations across a border; to move from one country or political region to another.
To move slowly towards, usually in groups.
To move gradually, especially from an intended to an unintended position.
To move computer code or files from one computer or network to another.
To induce customers to shift purchases from one set of a company's related products to another.

Origin / Etymology

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

Synonyms

transmigrate

Scrabble Score: 10

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

Words With Friends Score: 12

migrate is a valid Words With Friends word