/ ˈemɪgreɪt; NAmE / verb
[ v ] emigrate (from ... ) (to ... ) to leave your own country to go and live permanently in another country
—compare immigrate
► emi·gra·tion / ˌemɪˈgreɪʃn; NAmE / noun [ U , C ]:
the mass emigration of Jews from Eastern Europe
—compare immigration
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WORD ORIGIN
late 18th cent.: from Latin emigrat- emigrated, from the verb emigrare , from e- (variant of ex- ) out of + migrare migrate.