emigrate
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emigrate
- /ˈɛmɪɡɹeɪt/ US, UK
- /ˈɪmɪɡɹeɪt/ pin pen merger
Sounds like immigrate (pin–pen merger)
Where it comes from
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”).
verb emigrates · emigrating · emigrated
- To leave the country in which one lives, especially one's native country, in order to reside elsewhere. Forced to emigrate in a body to America.
Opposite: immigrate
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verb
Opposite: immigrate
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verb to leave one's country in order to reside elsewhere
| Español | emigrar |
|---|---|
| 日本語 | 移住する ijū suru, 移民する imin suru |
| 中文 | 移民 yímín, 移居 yíjū |
| हिन्दी | उत्प्रवास utpravās |
| Português | emigrar |
| Français | émigrer |
| Deutsch | auswandern, emigrieren |
| Italiano | emigrare |
| Русский | эмигри́ровать emigrírovatʹ, переселя́ться pereseljátʹsja, пересели́ться pereselítʹsja |
Talk about this word "emigrate." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/emigrate. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026. emigrate. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/emigrate "emigrate." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/emigrate.Cite this
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