migrate

Definition of Migrate in English :

move from one country or region to another and settle there

Example Sentences:
'Many Germans migrated to South America in the mid-19th century'
'This tribe transmigrated many times over the centuries'

2. migrate

move periodically or seasonally

Example Sentences:
'birds migrate in the Winter'
'The workers migrate to where the crops need harvesting'

WordNet Lexical Database for English. Princeton University. 2010.

Migrate

verb (intransitive)

1.

to go from one region, country, or place of abode to settle in another, esp in a foreign country

2.

(of birds, fishes, etc) to journey between different areas at specific times of the year

verb intransitiveWord forms: ˈmiˌgrated or ˈmiˌgrating

1.

to move from one place to another; esp., to leave one's country and settle in another

2.

to move from one region to another with the change in seasons, as many birds and some fishes do

3.

to move from place to place to harvest seasonal crops

v. mi·grat·ed, mi·grat·ing, mi·grates

v.intr. mi·grat·ed, mi·grat·ing, mi·grates

1. To move from one country or region and settle in another.

2. To change location periodically, especially by moving seasonally from one region to another.

3. Computers To be moved from one system to another: migrated to an updated version of the platform.

v.tr.
Computers

To move (something) from one system to another: migrated specific applications to a selected server.