emigrative

em·i·grate

[em-i-greyt]
verb (used without object), em·i·grat·ed, em·i·grat·ing.
to leave one country or region to settle in another; migrate: to emigrate from Ireland to Australia.

Origin:
1770–80; < Latin ēmīgrātus moved away (past participle of ēmīgrāre), equivalent to ē- e- + mīgrātus (mīgr- remove + ātus -ate1)

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

emigrate, immigrate, migrate (see synonym study at migrate).


See migrate.
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emigrate (ˈɛmɪˌɡreɪt) [Click for IPA pronunciation guide]
 
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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