emigrates

verb

present tense third-person singular of emigrate
as in migrates
to leave a country or region to live elsewhere
—often + from My grandparents emigrated from Hungary.

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Recent Examples of Synonyms for emigrates
  1. migrates
  2. relocates
  3. departs
  4. exits
  5. moves
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  • As wet electrodes get thicker, the liquid binder migrates unevenly during drying, ruining the battery‘s structure.
    — Mrigakshi Dixit, Interesting Engineering, 30 Sep. 2026
  • Losing access to a $3,000 balance for six weeks while a program migrates costs far more.
    — Shawn Yu, Forbes.com, 29 Sep. 2026
Definition of migrates
Verb
  • Without that owner, consolidation just relocates the chaos into a single box.
    — Erik Huberman, Forbes.com, 25 Sep. 2026
  • The Connecticut Sun, which moved from Orlando to Connecticut to play at the Mohegan Sun Arena in 2003, are playing their final game Thursday night before the franchise relocates to Houston next season.
    — Lori Riley, Hartford Courant, 24 Sep. 2026
Definition of relocates
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  • The federal program departs from most state programs by not forcing students to leave public school to qualify for the scholarship.
    — Bianca Vázquez Toness, Los Angeles Times, 1 Oct. 2026
  • As our lower pressure departs eastward — caught up with a racing Hurricane Polo — the upper atmospheric pattern will change dramatically.
    — Sean Macaday, Sacbee.com, 28 Sep. 2026
Definition of departs
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  • Portable toilets will be located at most entrances and exits to the fair area.
    — Dan Kelly, Kansas City Star, 22 Sep. 2026
  • In flight tests, the tiny drone navigated pitch-black enclosures, mapped unknown room layouts, hugged surface contours, and located exits without a single visual cue.
    — Mrigakshi Dixit, Interesting Engineering, 18 Sep. 2026
Definition of exits
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  • Officials urge residents to use caution Nor’easters are not unusual as New England moves into fall, but this one is coming early in the season.
    — Matthew Mulligan, NBC news, 26 Sep. 2026
  • Officials urge caution Nor’easters are not unusual as New England moves into fall, but this one is coming early in the season.
    — Leah Willingham, Los Angeles Times, 26 Sep. 2026
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“Emigrates.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/emigrates. Accessed 3 Oct. 2026.

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