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Merriam-Webster's Collegiate Dictionary em·i·grate (-grat·ed ; -grat·ing) ETYMOLOGY Latin emigratus, past participle of emigrare, from e- + migrare to migrate DATE 1766 : to leave one's place of residence or country to live elsewhere emigrated from Canada to the United States English Etymology emigrate 1778, from L. emigrat-, pp. stem of emigrare (see emigration). Related: Emigrated; emigrating. Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary-牛津双解-OALD7 emigrate emi·grate / 5emi^reit / verb[V] ~ (from...) (to...) to leave your own country to go and live permanently in another country 移居国外；移民 ⇨ compare immigrate • emi·gra·tion / 7emi5^reiFn / noun [U, C] : the mass emigration of Jews from Eastern Europe 犹太人从东欧往其他地区的大批移居 ⇨ compare immigration (1) OLT emigrate verb ⇨ leave 2 Webster's Third New International Dictionary, Unabridged em·i·grate \ˈeməˌgrāt, usu -ād.+V\ verb (-ed/-ing/-s) Etymology: Latin emigratus, past participle of emigrare intransitive verb : to leave a place of abode (as a country) for life or residence elsewhere : be or behave as an emigrant — usually used with from or to < emigrated to Texas > < emigrated from England > transitive verb : to cause, force, or help to emigrate |
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