migrate

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Professor Gibson and Dr McKenzie also looked at why some of these academic high-achievers never migrate, and why some return.

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  1. intransitive verb To move from one country or region and settle in another.
  2. intransitive verb To change location periodically, especially by moving seasonally from one region to another.
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    Migrate, which is used of people and animals, sometimes implies a lack of permanent settlement, especially as a result of seasonal or periodic movement. Emigrate and immigrate are used only of people and imply a permanent move, generally across a political boundary. Emigrate describes the move relative to the point of departure: After the Nazis came to power in Germany, many scientists emigrated (that is, left Germany). By contrast, immigrate describes the move relative to the destination: The promise of prosperity in the United States encouraged many people to immigrate (that is, move to the United States).

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  • This article gives a few good reasons to migrate, along with an overview of all the new features added to Delphi since version 7. —  Recently Uploaded Slideshows
  • • One of the many tools birds use to migrate -- besides the metal bits in their heads that help them sense Earth's magnetism -- is their ability to use infrasound. —  Anchorage Daily News - Alaska News
  • "If stars migrate, then that zone can't be a stationary place." —  innovations-report
  • But why do the adult butterflies migrate, and how do they get there and back? —  Museum Blogs
  • Global Relay's Hosted Email Archiving & eDiscovery Solutions seamlessly integrate with Pointivity's Microsoft Exchange to migrate, archive, store and retrieve messages & attachments. —  IT Reseller Online Products
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Etymologies (2)

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  1. Latin migrāre, migrāt-; see mei-1 in Indo-European roots.

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  1. from Latin migratus, past participle of migrare, (later Italian migrare), move from one place to another, remove, depart, migrate; perhaps connected with meare, go. Cf. emigrate, immigrate.
 

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