emigrate

verb

Definition of emigratenext
as in to migrate
to leave a country or region to live elsewhere
—often + from My grandparents emigrated from Hungary.

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Recent Examples of emigrate That outbreak was linked to a community of people who emigrated from Ukraine over the past few decades. — Erika Edwards, NBC news, 5 Oct. 2026 Steinbeck’s novel is largely centered around the Hamiltons (who emigrate from Ireland to the author’s beloved Salinas Valley) and the Trasks (who move to California from the East Coast). — Max Gao, Variety, 4 Oct. 2026 Strikingly, most Gazans express a wish to stay and help rebuild their devastated homeland rather than emigrate. — Michael Robbins, Foreign Affairs, 2 Oct. 2026 Soon after emigrating from Guatemala at the age of 10, Aguilar saw the importance of up-to-date news during the aftermath of the 1994 Northridge Earthquake. — The Sacramento Bee Staff, Sacbee.com, 1 Oct. 2026 See All Example Sentences for emigrate
Recent Examples of Synonyms for emigrate
  1. migrate
  2. relocate
  3. resettle
  4. move
  5. bail
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  • OpenAI has significantly improved its models’ ability to write software in older programming languages and migrate existing code.
    — Aamir Khollam, Interesting Engineering, 19 Oct. 2026
  • From offense to defense The clearest sign that the GOP's cash advantage has stalled, however, is where the money is migrating.
    — Luke Fountain, CNBC, 16 Oct. 2026
Definition of migrate
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  • In the 1960s, archaeologists carried out a massive project to dismantle and relocate the temple, moving it out of the path of rising waters created by the Aswan High Dam.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 22 Oct. 2026
  • Somewhere down the line, Sheridan relocated and retitled the show.
    — Brayden Garcia, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 22 Oct. 2026
Definition of relocate
Verb
  • The socio-environmental manager of the reservoir project, Karina Vergara, told CNN that the areas to be resettled were nearby and would have similar soil and conditions favorable to farming.
    — Hira Humayun, CNN Money, 18 Oct. 2026
  • As a child, Calvin was resettled to the Newfoundland town of Snook’s Arm from the tiny island of Little Pot Rock by the Canadian government as a cost-saving measure.
    — Sean T. Collins, Vulture, 9 Oct. 2026
Definition of resettle
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  • The next president may well also have more power to purchase equity stakes; legislation moving through the Senate would give the Pentagon explicit legal authority to do so.
    — Eleanor Mueller, semafor.com, 22 Oct. 2026
  • Ohio Republican gubernatorial candidate Vivek Ramaswamy is moving forward with a $4 million investment to run an ad featuring Democrat Amy Acton’s estranged mother after the video received fierce backlash.
    — Claire Carter, The Washington Examiner, 21 Oct. 2026
Definition of move
Verb
  • Why should Americans far away from insouciant states necessarily bail them out?
    — Arkansas Online, Arkansas Online, 24 Oct. 2026
  • Smallwood attacks Nick’s virility, saying he’ll be publicly humiliated when his wife has to bail him out again in court.
    — Rafaela Bassili, Vulture, 23 Oct. 2026
Definition of bail

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