migrate
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migrate
- /maɪˈɡɹeɪt/
- /ˈmaɪ.ɡɹeɪt/
Rhymes with -eɪt, -aɪɡɹeɪt
Where it comes from
First attested in 1623; borrowed from Latin migrātus, perfect passive participle of migrō (“to migrate, change, transport”), see -ate (verb-forming suffix).
verb migrates · migrating · migrated
- To relocate periodically from one region to another, usually according to the seasons. Twice a year the geese migrate — from Florida to Canada and back again.
- To change one's geographic pattern of habitation. Many groups had migrated to western Europe from the plains of eastern Europe.
- To change habitations across a border; to move from one country or political region to another. To escape persecution, they migrated to a neutral country.
- To move slowly towards, usually in groups. Once the hosts started bickering in the kitchens, the guests began to migrate towards the living room.
- To move gradually, especially from an intended to an unintended position. Oil was able to migrate from the accessory gearbox into the magneto housing through the improperly installed gland seals.
- To move computer code or files from one computer or network to another. They had finished migrating all of the affected code to the production server by 2:00am, three hours later than expected.
- To induce customers to shift purchases from one set of a company's related products to another. We were hoping to migrate the customers of the "C" series to the "E" series and the "E" customers to the "S" series.
Thesaurus
Closest in meaning: migratory, immigrate, emigrate, relocate, immigration, transfer, move, pass, spend, travel, mitigate, stage, convert, moved, passage, migrant
Translations
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verb to relocate periodically from one region to another
| Español | migrar |
|---|---|
| 中文 | 迁徙 qiánxǐ |
| हिन्दी | प्रवास करना pravās karnā |
| Deutsch | migrieren |
| Italiano | migrare |
| Ελληνικά | αποδημώ apodimó |
| Română | migra |
| Русский | мигри́ровать migrírovatʹ, соверша́ть перелёт soveršátʹ pereljót |
verb to change one's geographic pattern of habitation
| 中文 | 迁移 qiānyí |
|---|---|
| Русский | мигри́ровать migrírovatʹ, переселя́ться pereseljátʹsja, пересели́ться pereselítʹsja |
verb to change habitations across a border
| Русский | мигри́ровать migrírovatʹ, переселя́ться pereseljátʹsja, пересели́ться pereselítʹsja |
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verb to move slowly towards, usually in groups
| Русский | мигри́ровать migrírovatʹ, кочева́ть kočevátʹ |
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verb to move computer code or files
| 日本語 | 移行する ikō suru |
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| Ελληνικά | μετεγκαθιστώ metegkathistó |
| Русский | переноси́ть perenosítʹ, перенести́ perenestí |
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title = {migrate},
howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
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