/
mʌɪˈgreɪt,
ˈmʌɪgreɪt/
v.
- (of an animal) move from one habitat to another according to the seasons.
- (of a person) move to a new area in order to find work.
- move from one part of something to another.
▸Computing transfer or cause to transfer from one system to another.
Derivative
- migration
/-ˈgreɪʃ(ə)n/
n. - migrational adj.
- migrator n.
- migratory
/ˈmʌɪgrət(ə)ri, mʌɪˈgreɪt(ə)ri/
adj.
Etymology
C17: from L. migrat-, migrare ‘move, shift’.