migrate (Meaning)
migrate (v)
move from one country or region to another and settle there
move periodically or seasonally
migrate (v. i.)
To remove from one country or region to another, with a view to residence; to change one's place of residence; to remove; as, the Moors who migrated from Africa into Spain; to migrate to the West.
To pass periodically from one region or climate to another for feeding or breeding; -- said of certain birds, fishes, and quadrupeds.
Synonyms & Antonyms of migrate
migrate Sentence Examples
- Birds migrate south for the winter to escape the cold temperatures.
- Monarch butterflies migrate thousands of miles each year to Mexico.
- Salmon migrate upstream to spawn and then return to the ocean.
- People often migrate to new countries for better economic opportunities or political asylum.
- Climate change is causing many species to migrate to new habitats.
- The swallows will migrate back to their nesting grounds in the spring.
- The geese are migrating to the south for the winter.
- The company outsourced jobs to a country where labor costs were lower, resulting in the migration of workers.
- The city is experiencing a net migration of people moving in and out.
- Natural disasters like hurricanes or earthquakes can force people to migrate from their homes.
FAQs About the word migrate
move from one country or region to another and settle there, move periodically or seasonallyTo remove from one country or region to another, with a view to resi
relocate, trek,travel, resettle, emigrate, voyage, defect, traipse, road-trip, transfer
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Birds migrate south for the winter to escape the cold temperatures.
Monarch butterflies migrate thousands of miles each year to Mexico.
Salmon migrate upstream to spawn and then return to the ocean.
People often migrate to new countries for better economic opportunities or political asylum.
