Emigrate

//ˈɛmɪɡɹeɪt// verb

verb ·Uncommon ·Advanced level

Definitions

Verb
  1. 1
    To leave the country in which one lives, especially one's native country, in order to reside elsewhere. intransitive

    "Forced to emigrate in a body to America."

  2. 2
    leave one's country of residence for a new one wordnet

Synonyms

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departdeportexileexpatriateflitforsake

Example

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"These days, when people emigrate, it is not so much in search of sunshine, or food, or even servants."

Etymology

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”).

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