as in to migrate
to leave a country or region to live elsewhere
—often + from
My grandparents emigrated from Hungary.
Related Words
Relevance
Dissimilar Words
Example Sentences
Examples are automatically compiled from online sources to
show current usage.
Read More
Opinions expressed in the examples do not represent those of Merriam-Webster or its editors.
Send us feedback.
Recent Examples of emigrate
Nearly 80% of your citizens intend to emigrate.
—
NBC news, 22 Mar. 2026
Baseball has a long way to go to be a widespread pastime in Italy, but manager Francisco Cervelli, a Venezuelan whose father emigrated from Italy, is committed to the cause.
—Tyler Kepner, New York Times, 16 Mar. 2026
Hally emigrated from Ireland decades ago and said attending the parade has become a family tradition.
—Madeleine Wright, CBS News, 16 Mar. 2026
Born in Cuba during the Período Especial, a period of deep economic crisis on the island after the collapse of the socialist bloc in 1989, Martínez-Ward emigrated with her family to Venezuela.
—Sarah Moreno
march 11, Miami Herald, 11 Mar. 2026
See All Example Sentences for emigrate
NBC news, 22 Mar. 2026
Baseball has a long way to go to be a widespread pastime in Italy, but manager Francisco Cervelli, a Venezuelan whose father emigrated from Italy, is committed to the cause.
—Tyler Kepner, New York Times, 16 Mar. 2026
Hally emigrated from Ireland decades ago and said attending the parade has become a family tradition.
—Madeleine Wright, CBS News, 16 Mar. 2026
Born in Cuba during the Período Especial, a period of deep economic crisis on the island after the collapse of the socialist bloc in 1989, Martínez-Ward emigrated with her family to Venezuela.
—Sarah Moreno
march 11, Miami Herald, 11 Mar. 2026
See All Example Sentences for emigrate
Recent Examples of Synonyms for emigrate
Verb
-
Experts assume that the whale is a young male, as males, unlike females, tend to migrate.—
ABC News,
ABC News,
27 Mar. 2026
-
But the quakes migrated away from Bárðarbunga, and lava eventually gushed out of several fissures in the realm of another volcano, Askja, at a site named Holuhraun, 45 kilometers away.—
Quanta Magazine,
Quanta Magazine,
27 Mar. 2026
Verb
-
This film is about the government ordering the elderly to relocate to distant housing colonies to maximize economic productivity.—
Adam Bell
April 2,
Charlotte Observer,
2 Apr. 2026
-
The restructuring will also relocate about 260 positions to Utah and establish 15 state directors.—
Terry Collins,
USA Today,
1 Apr. 2026
Verb
-
Rwanda launched the arbitration proceedings in January, also alleging that the UK violated part of the deal in which London had agreed to resettle vulnerable refugees from Rwanda.—
Mike Corder,
Los Angeles Times,
18 Mar. 2026
-
This means that some refugees remain loyal to him, even after resettling following tremendous hardship in their journeys.—
Nick Miller,
New York Times,
13 Mar. 2026
Verb
-
Prisoners have been moved because of staffing, food, and capacity shortages at the facilities where they were being held.—
Cora Engelbrecht,
New Yorker,
3 Apr. 2026
-
The rain will start to clear out Sunday evening as the front moves through and begins to usher in drier, but cooler temperatures for next week.—
Bill Kelly,
CBS News,
3 Apr. 2026
Verb
-
All three suspects in the vehicle bailed and fled on foot, prompting assistance from both the Baltimore County Police Department and Baltimore City's Foxtrot.—
Andrew Adeolu,
CBS News,
29 Mar. 2026
-
With investors bailing on tech this week, attention turns to Elon Musk, the world's richest person, and what comes next for his trillion-dollar companies.—
Ari Levy,
CNBC,
27 Mar. 2026
Cite this Entry
“Emigrate.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/emigrate. Accessed 3 Apr. 2026.
Copy CitationLove words? Need even more definitions?
Merriam-Webster unabridged
