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emigrate
em·i·grate
[
émmi gràyt
]
(
past and past participle
em·i·grat·ed
,
present participle
em·i·grat·ing
,
3rd person present singular
em·i·grates
)
intransitive verb
Definition:
leave to live in another country:
to leave a place, especially a native country, to go and live elsewhere
[
Late 18th century. < Latin
emigrat-
, past participle of
emigrare
"move away from a place" <
migrare
"move from place to place"
]
em·i·gra·tion
[
èmmi gráysh'n
]
noun
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em·i·gra·tion [ èmmi gráysh'n ] noun
