migrate

verb

mi·grate | \ ˈmī-ˌgrāt ,

mī-ˈ

migrated; migrating

Definition of migrate

intransitive verb

1 : to move from one country, place, or locality to another Thousands of workers migrate to this area in the summer.

2 : to pass usually periodically from one region or climate to another for feeding or breeding The whales migrate between their feeding ground in the north and their breeding ground in the Caribbean.

3 : to change position or location in an organism or substance filarial worms migrate within the human body

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Examples of migrate in a Sentence

He migrates from New York to Florida each winter. Thousands of workers migrate to this area each summer. The whales migrate between their feeding ground in the north and their breeding ground in the Caribbean. They followed the migrating herds of buffalo across the plains.

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The work communicates the ways in which people may migrate into unexpected places, but also the ways in which places, or reductive ideas about them, get projected onto people. — Sharon Mizota, latimes.com, "Review: Photographer Todd Gray traces African roots," 9 July 2018 Starry uses an entirely different technique that’s based on Wi-Fi, although chief executive Chet Kanojia has said his company might eventually migrate to 5G if it can be done at a reasonable cost. — Hiawatha Bray, BostonGlobe.com, "Boston Internet service Starry, aiming to take on its bigger rivals, raises $100 million," 5 July 2018 Not what’s happening in the NBA’s Western Conference, where players are migrating like ducks or winter geese. — Gregg Doyel, Indianapolis Star, "Doyel: Cowardly super teams turning NBA into a laugher," 3 July 2018 If there’s more variation in the females than the males, that might mean the females were migrating from different areas. — Lorraine Boissoneault, Smithsonian, "How Ancient Teeth Reveal The Roots of Humankind," 2 July 2018 Content from Prime Video Here’s what the research says about why so many Central American children are migrating. — Rachel Schwartz, Washington Post, "Why are so many children coming to the U.S. from Central America in the first place?," 29 June 2018 Researchers say tick species are migrating, with some that were once just in southern Illinois or further south now being found in northern Illinois and vice versa, Arnold said. — Mike Danahey, Elgin Courier-News, "Influx of ticks this spring prompts alerts from Kane County Health Department," 9 June 2018 Especially vulnerable are migrating bear, deer, lynx and wolf populations. — Kim Hjelmgaard, USA TODAY, "Border walls aim to keep out migrants, but also threaten bears, deer, other wildlife," 24 May 2018 And then, immediately preceding the breakouts in the Leilani Estates area [one of the residential areas affected by the latest Kilauea activity], there were earthquakes migrating into that region. — NBC News, "Volcano expert explains the science behind Kilauea's ongoing eruption," 23 May 2018

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