em ‧ i ‧ grate /ˈeməɡreɪt, ˈemɪɡreɪt/ BrE AmE verb [intransitive]
[ Word Family: noun : ↑ immigration ≠ ↑ emigration , ↑ immigrant ≠ ↑ emigrant ; verb : ↑ immigrate ≠ ↑ emigrate ]
[ Date: 1700-1800 ; Language: Latin ; Origin: emigratus , past participle of emigrare , from migrare ; ⇨ ↑ migrate ]
to leave your own country in order to live in another country ⇨ immigrate
emigrate to/from
He emigrated to Australia as a young man.
—emigration /ˌeməˈɡreɪʃ ə n, ˌemɪˈɡreɪʃ ə n/ noun [uncountable and countable]
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THESAURUS
■ to leave a place
▪ leave :
Just as I was leaving the house, the phone rang.
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We left early to avoid the traffic.
▪ go especially spoken to leave somewhere:
Come on, boys, it’s time to go.
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When does the next bus go?
▪ set off especially British English to leave somewhere and begin a journey:
The following day we set off for Vienna.
▪ take off if a plane takes off, it leaves the ground at the beginning of a flight:
Our plane took off late because of the fog.
▪ emigrate to leave your own country in order to live permanently in another country:
In 2002, his family emigrated to New Zealand.
▪ depart formal to leave – used especially about trains, buses, planes etc:
Coaches depart for the airport every 30 minutes.