Main Entry: em·i·grate

Pronunciation: \ˈe-mə-ˌgrāt\

Function: intransitive verb

Inflected Form(s): em·i·grat·ed; em·i·grat·ing

Etymology: Latin emigratus, past participle of emigrare, from e- + migrare to migrate

Date: 1766

: to leave one's place of residence or country to live elsewhere <emigrated from Canada to the United States>

— em·i·gra·tion \ˌe-mə-ˈgrā-shən\ noun