Synonyms for migrate
ˈmaɪ greɪtmi·grate

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1. migrate

   To migrate is to change one's dwelling-place, usually with the idea of repeated change, or of periodical return; it applies to wandering tribes of men, and to many birds and animals. Emigrate and immigrate carry the idea of a permanent change of residence to some other country or some distant region; the two words are used distinctively of human beings, and apply to the same person and the same act, according to the side from which the action is viewed.

   Synonyms:
   emigrate, immigrate

   Preposition:
   A person emigrates from the land he leaves, and immigrates to the land where he takes up his abode.

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1. migrate, transmigrateverb

   move from one country or region to another and settle there

   "Many Germans migrated to South America in the mid-19th century"; "This tribe transmigrated many times over the centuries"

   Synonyms:
   transmigrate, reincarnate

2. migrateverb

   move periodically or seasonally

   "birds migrate in the Winter"; "The workers migrate to where the crops need harvesting"

   Synonyms:
   transmigrate

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1. migrateverb

   Synonyms:
   change residence (from one country to another)

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1. List of paraphrases for "migrate":

   migrated, migrating, emigrate, migrates, migration, immigrate, move

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1. Kanayo Nwanze:

   If we do not channel our investments to the rural areas now, these farmers may have to migrate in search of work. This could compromise the future food security of these countries.

2. Elizabeth Joy:

   We are seeing training programs migrate into this' functional' space, not only for older adults, but for others as well, for an older adult trying to maintain independent living, they need function-specific training.

3. Bernie Sanders saying climate change:

   And when people migrate into cities and they don't have jobs, there's going to be a lot more instability, a lot more unemployment, and people will be subject to the types of propaganda that al-Qaeda and ISIS are using right now.

4. Peter Yeo:

   When families feel insecure, it leads to situations where they either migrate or you end up with kids who are separated from their families, young men leaving home at an early age, it's a toxic soup for luring young people into violent extremism and UNFPA's work is a core element in reducing that toxic soup.

5. Yonathan Moya:

   All he is trying to do is fight for his and his sons ’ life, it is a great risk trying to migrate to the United States. It was one of his only options.