emigrate

verb

Definition of emigratenext
as in to migrate
to leave a country or region to live elsewhere
—often + from My grandparents emigrated from Hungary.

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Recent Examples of emigrate The Neill family emigrated to Christchurch on the South Island of New Zealand when Neill was just seven. — Kate Erbland, IndieWire, 13 July 2026 Villafaña emigrated to the United States in 2020 and was living in Alabama when ICE agents detained him. — Sonia Osorio, Miami Herald, 8 July 2026 Many Venezuelans emigrated, including about a third of the nation's doctors, according to the Venezuelan Medical Federation. — Durrie Bouscaren, NPR, 8 July 2026 The country’s tragic 21st-century travails provide much of the fodder for the couple’s drama in director Cyril Aris’ moving film, including whether to stay or emigrate, with touches of magical realism and whimsy providing levity. — David Faris, TheWeek, 6 July 2026 See All Example Sentences for emigrate
Recent Examples of Synonyms for emigrate
  1. migrate
  2. relocate
  3. resettle
  4. move
  5. bail
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  • There’s the Paunsaugunt Herd, which migrates from near Bryce Canyon National Park down to northern Arizona.
    — Natalie Krebs, Outdoor Life, 16 July 2026
  • So far, Sheetz has finished migrating more than 600 stores, averaging 200 per month, according to a company announcement today.
    — Scharon Harding, ArsTechnica, 15 July 2026
Definition of migrate
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  • Authorities carried out the evacuations from buildings on slopes and in low-lying areas within a kilometer radius of the disaster site, relocating over 1,100 people, Chongqing authorities said in a WeChat post published Sunday.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 19 July 2026
  • After last month’s fires near the Krome detention center, ICE relocated people out of precautions.
    — Syra Ortiz Blanes, Miami Herald, 18 July 2026
Definition of relocate
Verb
  • Refugee aid programs have resettled many Congolese families in the suburbs north of the nation’s capital, as their nation has been rived by war, unrest and now an Ebola outbreak.
    — Jesus Jiménez, New York Times, 30 June 2026
  • Captain Alphonso Davies, Canada’s best player, was born to Liberian parents in a refugee camp in Ghana before being resettled in Edmonton, becoming a citizen in 2017.
    — Los Angeles Times, Los Angeles Times, 28 June 2026
Definition of resettle
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  • Trump then took the microphone and moved the conversation onto Balogun’s red card.
    — Adam Crafton, New York Times, 18 July 2026
  • Turkey moved fastest, deploying troops to its base and airlifting food within days, a role that also nudged Ankara's own reading of the Gulf.
    — Güney Yıldız, Forbes.com, 18 July 2026
Definition of move
Verb
  • The shift to a squad-cost rule tethered more tightly to revenues has made competing with the richest even harder, and averaging player profits over three years under SCR has narrowed the scope for quick sales to bail clubs out.
    — Chris Weatherspoon, New York Times, 18 July 2026
  • The easiest and most effective way to cut a loser is to bail if the trade loses half of its overall value.
    — Nishant Pant, CNBC, 14 July 2026
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