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emigrate
migrate; to leave a country to live elsewhere: to emigrate from England to the United States
Not to be confused with:
immigrate – enter a country of which one is not a native; introduce as settlers: immigrate cheap labor
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em·i·grate
(ĕm′ĭ-grāt′)intr.v. em·i·grat·ed, em·i·grat·ing, em·i·grates
To leave one country or region to settle in another. See Usage Note at migrate.
em′i·gra′tion (ĕm′ĭ-grā′shən) n.
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emigrate
(ˈɛmɪˌɡreɪt)vb
(Sociology) (intr) to leave one place or country, esp one's native country, in order to settle in another. Compare immigrate
[C18: from Latin ēmīgrāre, from mīgrāre to depart, migrate]
ˈemiˌgratory adj
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em•i•grate
(ˈɛm ɪˌgreɪt)v.i. -grat•ed, -grat•ing.
to leave one country or region to settle in another.
[1770–80; < Latin ēmīgrātus, past participle of ēmīgrāre to move away]
em`i•gra′tion, n.
em′i•gra`tive, adj.
syn: See migrate.
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emigrate
Past participle: emigrated
Gerund: emigrating
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Verb | 1. | emigrate - leave one's country of residence for a new one; "Many people had to emigrate during the Nazi period" expatriate - move away from one's native country and adopt a new residence abroad migrate, transmigrate - 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" immigrate - come into a new country and change residency; "Many people immigrated at the beginning of the 20th century" |
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emigrate
verb move abroad, move, relocate, migrate, remove, resettle, leave your country He emigrated to Belgium.
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emigrate
verbTo leave one's native land and settle in another:
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Translations
يُهَاجِرُيُهاجِر
emigrovat
emigrereudvandre
muuttaa maasta
emigrirati
kivándorol
flytjast úr landi
移住する
이주하다
emigracijaemigrantasemigruojantisemigruoti
emigrēt
izseliti se
emigrera
อพยพย้ายถิ่นฐาน
di cư
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emigrate
vi → auswandern; (esp for political reasons) → emigrieren
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emigrate
(ˈemigreit) verb to leave one's country and settle in another. Many doctors have emigrated from Britain to America.
ˈemigrant noun, adjective (a person) emigrating or having emigrated. The numbers of emigrants are increasing; emigrant doctors.
ˌemiˈgration nounKernerman English Multilingual Dictionary © 2006-2013 K Dictionaries Ltd.
emigrate
→ يُهَاجِرُ emigrovat emigrere auswandern μεταναστεύω emigrar muuttaa maasta émigrer emigrirati emigrare 移住する 이주하다 emigreren emigrere wyemigrować emigrar эмигрировать emigrera อพยพย้ายถิ่นฐาน göç etmek di cư 移民Multilingual Translator © HarperCollins Publishers 2009