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em·i·grate

   [em-i-greyt]
verb (used without object), -grat·ed, -grat·ing.
to leave one country or region to settle in another; migrate: to emigrate from Ireland to Australia.
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Origin:
1770–80; < Latin ēmīgrātus moved away (past participle of ēmīgrāre), equivalent to ē- e- + mīgrātus (mīgr- remove + ātus -ate1)

Related forms
em·i·gra·tive, adjective
re·em·i·grate, verb (used without object), -grat·ed, -grat·ing.
un·em·i·grat·ing, adjective

Can be confused: emigrate, immigrate, migrate.

Synonyms
See migrate.

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  • It was then that many of his generals, soldiers, and supporters felt it prudent to emigrate.
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  • Those pondering whether to emigrate, must decide for themselves.
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emigrate (ˈɛmɪˌɡreɪt)
 
—vb
(intr) Compare immigrate to leave one place or country, esp one's native country, in order to settle in another
 
[C18: from Latin ēmīgrāre, from mīgrāre to depart, migrate]
 
'emigratory
 
—adj

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emigrate
1778, from L. emigrat-, pp. stem of emigrare (see emigration). Related: Emigrated; emigrating.
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