Main Entry:

mi·grate

Pronunciation:

\ˈmī-ˌgrāt, mī-ˈ\

Function:

intransitive verb

Inflected Form(s):

mi·grat·ed; mi·grat·ing

Etymology:

Latin migratus, past participle of migrare; perhaps akin to Greek ameibein to change

Date:

1697

1 : to move from one country, place, or locality to another 2 : to pass usually periodically from one region or climate to another for feeding or breeding 3 : to change position in an organism or substance <filarial worms migrate within the human body>

— mi·gra·tion \mī-ˈgrā-shən\ noun

— mi·gra·tion·al \-shnəl, -shə-n^əl\ adjective

— mi·gra·tor \ˈmī-ˌgrā-tər, mī-ˈ\ noun