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Migrate — «Migrate» Canción de Mariah Carey Álbum E=MC² Publicación abril de 2008 Grabación … Wikipedia Español
migrate — mi‧grate [maɪˈgreɪt ǁ ˈmaɪgreɪt] verb [intransitive] to go to another area or country, especially in order to find work: • In the years ahead, tens of thousands of workers looking for high paid, technical jobs could migrate abroad. migratory… … Financial and business terms
Migrate — Mi grate, v. i. [imp. & p. p. {Migrated}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Migrating}.] [L. migratus, p. p. of migrare to migrate, transfer.] [1913 Webster] 1. To remove from one country or region to another, with a view to residence; to change one s place of… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
migrate — [mī′grāt΄] vi. migrated, migrating [< L migratus, pp. of migrare, to move from one place to another, change < IE * meigw , to change location < base * mei , to change, exchange, wander] 1. to move from one place to another; esp., to… … English World dictionary
migrate — index leave (depart), move (alter position), part (leave) Burton s Legal Thesaurus. William C. Burton. 2006 … Law dictionary
migrate — (v.) 1690s, from L. migratus, pp. of migrare to move from one place to another (see MIGRATION (Cf. migration)). Related: Migrated; migrating … Etymology dictionary
migrate — [v] move, travel to another place drift, emigrate, immigrate, journey, leave, nomadize, range, roam, rove, shift, transmigrate, trek, voyage, wander; concepts 198,224 Ant. stay … New thesaurus
migrate — ► VERB 1) (of an animal) move from one habitat to another according to the seasons. 2) move to settle in a new area in order to find work. 3) Computing transfer from one system to another. DERIVATIVES migration noun migratory adjective. ORIGIN… … English terms dictionary
migrate — [[t]maɪgre͟ɪt, AM ma͟ɪgreɪt[/t]] migrates, migrating, migrated 1) VERB If people migrate, they move from one place to another, especially in order to find work or to live somewhere for a short time. [V prep/adv] People migrate to cities like… … English dictionary
migrate — migrator, n. /muy grayt/, v.i., migrated, migrating. 1. to go from one country, region, or place to another. 2. to pass periodically from one region or climate to another, as certain birds, fishes, and animals: The birds migrate southward in the… … Universalium
migrate — 01. Gray whales [migrate] down the coast of our state every year. 02. [Migrant] workers follow the fruit harvesting across the state every summer and fall. 03. There are a number of [migratory] birds which come to Swan Lake every year to nest. 04 … Grammatical examples in English
