emigrate
verb
em·i·grate
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emigrated;
emigrating
Definition of emigrate
: to leave one's place of residence or country to live elsewhere
emigrated from Canada to the United States
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Examples of emigrate in a Sentence
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June Chen emigrated from China in 2012 and recently completed her application for naturalization. — Lilly Nguyen, Daily Pilot, "Immigrants work toward getting their stars and stripes in Orange Coast College citizenship class," 7 Sep. 2019 But during that brief time, brewers from Austria, Germany and Switzerland emigrated to Mexico and set up breweries there. — Jay R. Brooks, The Mercury News, "Beer trend alert: The resurgence of Mexican lager," 6 Sep. 2019 Several dozen villagers emigrated to Baltimore from Mlynov, in what is now Ukraine, in three waves from 1890 to 1929 — a period of time when many millions of Russian Jews were fleeing persecution. — Lillian Reed, baltimoresun.com, "A century after their ancestors left Russia for Baltimore, descendants gather to share history and stories," 31 Aug. 2019 After Jack died in 1963, Joan emigrated from Chester, England, to West Hartford and raised her three children on her own. — courant.com, "Joan E. Martin," 27 Aug. 2019 His mother, Maria, who died of cancer earlier this year, emigrated with her husband from Honduras to New York but didn’t know sports. — Dave Hyde, sun-sentinel.com, "Hyde: Dolphins coach Brian Flores’ different worlds and story of hope | Commentary," 27 Aug. 2019 Born in Cabo Verde, Carvalho emigrated to Dorchester at the age of 15 and attended the Boston Public Schools. — Emily Sweeney, BostonGlobe.com, "Mayor Walsh reactivates city’s Human Rights Commission to help immigrant communities," 26 Aug. 2019 Both families emigrated to the United States from Sinaloa and Nayarit in Mexico, and started the businesses 25 years ago in Fontana, Calif. — San Diego Union-Tribune, "Family asks for community support to rebuild business destroyed by fire in Otay Mesa," 2 Aug. 2019 Two years later, Patrick emigrated to the United States, working odd jobs in Los Angeles and learning English from the radio before being accepted to study chemistry at the University of Southern California. — Alex Perry, Outside Online, "The Last Days of John Allen Chau," 24 July 2019These example sentences are selected automatically from various online news sources to reflect current usage of the word 'emigrate.' Views expressed in the examples do not represent the opinion of Merriam-Webster or its editors. Send us feedback.
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More Definitions for emigrate
emigrate
verb
English Language Learners Definition of emigrate
: to leave a country or region to live elsewhere
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emigrate
verb
em·i·grate
| \ ˈe-mə-ˌgrāt
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emigrated;
emigrating
Kids Definition of emigrate
: to leave one country or region to live in another
My grandparents emigrated from China.
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