[ mʌɪ'greɪt , 'mʌɪgreɪt ]
■ verb
1》 (of an animal) move from one habitat to another according to the seasons.
2》 (of a person) move to a new area in order to find work.
3》 move from one part of something to another.
↘ Computing transfer or cause to transfer from one system to another.
Derivatives
migration -'greɪʃ(ə)n noun
migrational adjective
migrator noun
migratory 'mʌɪgrət(ə)ri , mʌɪ'greɪt(ə)ri adjective
Origin
C17: from L. migrat- , migrare 'move, shift'.