emigrate

[em-i-greyt] /ˈɛm ɪˌgreɪt/

verb (used without object), emigrated, emigrating.

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

to emigrate from Ireland to Australia.

Origin

1770-80; < Latin ēmīgrātus moved away (past participle of ēmīgrāre), equivalent to ē- e- + mīgrātus (mīgr- remove + ātus -ate¹)

Related forms

emigrative, adjective

reemigrate, verb (used without object), reemigrated, reemigrating.

unemigrating, adjective

Can be confused

emigrate, immigrate, migrate (see synonym study at migrate)

Synonym Study

Examples from the web for emigrate

For this purpose a mere bare permission to emigrate into the country will not suffice.
Disillusion with what the country of their birth had inflicted on their livelihoods, my parents eventually chose to emigrate.
To have the freedom to emigrate anywhere and restrict the freedom of those who chose to enter the country.
It was then that many of his generals, soldiers, and supporters felt it prudent to emigrate.
It is overwhelmingly the young, motivated, hardworking people that emigrate.
Those pondering whether to emigrate, must decide for themselves.
He helped her emigrate to Sweden.
Those who emigrate maintain ties with their families and their homeland.
The most likely solution, he said, was for her to emigrate.
Use another color to shade in areas from which people might emigrate to enjoy those benefits.

British Dictionary definitions for emigrate

/ˈɛmɪˌɡreɪt/

verb

(intransitive) to leave one place or country, esp one's native country, in order to settle in another Compare immigrate

Derived Forms

emigratory, adjective

Word Origin

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

Word Origin and History for emigrate

1778, a back-formation from emigration, or else from Latin emigratus, past participle of emigrare (see emigration). Related: Emigrated; emigrating.