Pronunciations (3)
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/ˈɛmɪɡɹeɪt/
Pronunciation notes
- General-American
- Received-Pronunciation
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/ˈɪmɪɡɹeɪt/
Pronunciation notes
- pin-pen-merger
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ˈɛmɪɡɹeɪt
Verb
To leave the country in which one lives, especially one's native country, in order to reside elsewhere.
Usage- Intransitive
- Examples
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Forced to emigrate in a body to America.
They [the Huns] were emigrating from Tartary into Europe in the time of the Goths.
More examples (1)
Her family was planning to emigrate to the U.S. from Zaire (now the Democratic Republic of Congo) and couldn't afford school fees.
Verb
leave one's country of residence for a new one
- Antonyms
- Broader terms
- Examples
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Many people had to emigrate during the Nazi period