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Added 9 October 2026

emigrate

/ˈɛmɪɡɹeɪt/ verb

Latin root: emigratus Wiktionary

verb Definition from WordNet 3.1, Princeton University. Pronunciation from Wiktionary, via Kaikki.org. More about emigrate at Wordnik → Where our words come from →

Leave one's country of residence for a new one.
Many people had to emigrate during the Nazi period

Origin

From Latin emigratus, perfect passive participle of emigro (“to move away, remove, depart from a place”), from ex- (“out of, from”) + migro (“to move, remove, depart”).

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