emigrate

[em-i-greyt] /ˈɛm ɪˌgreɪt/
verb (used without object), emigrated, emigrating.
1.
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
See migrate.
Examples from the web for emigrating
  • Sending money home is often a motive for emigrating, so that migrants remit money even in lean times.
  • The grant is also payable at any age if emigrating permanently.
British Dictionary definitions for emigrating

emigrate

/ˈɛmɪˌɡreɪt/
verb
1.
(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 emigrating

emigrate

v.

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