emigrate

[ em-i-greyt ]

verb (used without object)

, em·i·grat·ed, em·i·grat·ing.

1. to leave one country or region to settle in another; migrate:

   to emigrate from Ireland to Australia.

emigrate

/ ˈɛmɪˌɡreɪt /

verb

1. intr to leave one place or country, esp one's native country, in order to settle in another Compare immigrate

Derived Forms

• ˈemiˌgratory, adjective

Other Words From

• emi·grative adjective
• re·emi·grate verb (used without object) reemigrated reemigrating
• un·emi·grating adjective

Word History and Origins

Origin of emigrate¹

First recorded in 1770–80; from Latin ēmīgrātus “moved away” (past participle of ēmīgrāre ), equivalent to ē- “from, away from, out of” ( e- ¹ ) + mīgrātus ( mīgr- “remove” + ātus verb suffix ( -ate ¹ )

Word History and Origins

Origin of emigrate¹

C18: from Latin ēmīgrāre, from mīgrāre to depart, migrate

Synonym Study

See migrate.

Example Sentences

She said her follow-up survey in 2019 showed no significant increase in the rate of those wanting to emigrate.

From Los Angeles Times

“I’d be willing to bet that the partisan rancor of the past few years has played a significant role in the heightened desire to emigrate,” said Patrick Murray, director of the independent Monmouth University Polling Institute.

From Los Angeles Times

Former Mexican President Andrés Manuel López Obrador, who left office last month, has praised undocumented migrants as “living heroes” who help lift up poor parts of Mexico after being “forced to emigrate, to abandon their villages and their families.”

From Los Angeles Times

The country's troubled economy has forced many young people to emigrate.

From BBC

The issue is that the concessions made when Jeremy Hunt unexpectedly scrapped the non-dom scheme, were designed to reduce the incentive for wealthy foreigners with a permanent home abroad to emigrate.

From BBC

Related Words

• depart
• migrate
• quit