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migrate

mi·grate [ m gràyt ] (past and past participle mi·grat·ed, present participle mi·grat·ing, 3rd person present singular mi·grates)


verb 
Definition:
 
1. intransitive verb move from place to place: to move from one region or country to another, often to seek work or other economic opportunities

2. intransitive verb zoology move between habitats: to move from one habitat or environment to another in response to seasonal changes and variations in food supply

3. intransitive verb biology move position within organism: to move from one part of an organism or substance to another, e.g. cells moving during the growth of an embryo

4. transitive verb comput move between computer systems: to transfer a file from one computer system or database to another

[Early 17th century. < Latin migrat-, past participle of migrare]

mi·gra·tor noun
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