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Date: 1600-1700
Language: Latin
Origin: , past participle of migrare

migrate

 verb
     
Related topics: Biology, Computers
mi‧grate [intransitive + from/to]
1 if birds or animals migrate, they travel regularly from one part of the world to another
2 if people migrate, they go to live in another area or country, especially in order to find work [↪ emigrate]
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