v.
Pronunciation: ' m ī - ˌ gr ā t, m ī - '
Function: intransitive verb
Inflected Form: mi · grat · ed ; mi · grat · ing
Etymology: Latin migratus, past participle of migrare; perhaps akin to Greek ameibein to change
Date: 1697
1 : to move from one country, place, or locality to another
2 : to pass usually periodically from one region or climate to another for feeding or breeding
3 : to change position in an organism or substance <filarial worms migrate within the human body>
– mi · gra · tion \ m ī - ' gr ā -sh ə n \ noun
– mi · gra · tion · al \ -shn ə l, -sh ə -n ə l \ adjective
– mi · gra · tor \ ' m ī - ˌ gr ā -t ə r, m ī - ' \ noun