Word of the Day - emigrate

How to Pronounce - Emigrate

emigrate – eh m ih g r ey t

To leave one’s own country and to settle permanently in another

She emigrated to Australia

Definition verb (used without object)

to leave one country or region to settle in another; migrate:

How to Pronounce

Synonyms for emigrate

depart, migrate, quit

Dictionary Entries near emigrate

EMG syndrome, -emia, emic, emiction, emigrant, emigrate, emigration, emigratory, émigré, Emil, Émile

First known usage

First recorded in 1770–80; from Latin ēmīgrātus “moved away” (past participle of ēmīgrāre ), equivalent to ē- “from, away from, out of” (see e-1) + mīgrātus (mīgr- “remove” + ātus verb suffix (see -ate1)

Word of the Day - emigrate