migrate

mi·grate

vi \ˈmī-ˌgrāt, mī-ˈ\

mi·grat·edmi·grat·ing

Definition of MIGRATE

: to move from one place to another: as a : to move from one site to another in a host organism especially as part of a life cycle <filarial worms migrate within the human body> b of an atom or group : to shift position within a molecule

—mi·gra·to·ry \ˈmī-grə-ˌtōr-ē, -ˌtȯr-\ adjective