emigrate
/ˈɛmɪɡreɪt
/verb [no object]
Leave one’s own country in order to settle permanently in another: Rose’s parents emigrated to Australia...
- First, skilled workers are legally emigrating, temporarily or permanently, to rich countries.
- She studied with Preobrajenska as a child in Paris, where her parents settled after emigrating from Russia.
- Many citizens with higher education were trained abroad and they often emigrate permanently.
Synonyms
move abroad, move overseas, leave one's country, migrate;
relocate, resettle, start a new life;
defect
Derivatives
emigratory
Origin
Late 18th century: from Latin emigrat- 'emigrated', from the verb emigrare, from e- (variant of ex-) 'out of' + migrare 'migrate'.