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migrate

verb

Definition of migrate

as in to relocate

to move from one place to another Every fall, hundreds of college students migrate to this town.

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Recent Examples of migrate Japanese laborers had been migrating to Hawaii since the 1890s, mainly to work on sugar plantations. — H.m.a. Leow, JSTOR Daily, 21 Aug. 2026 Invite Wildlife While not all wildlife is beneficial for gardens (like deer and rabbits that munch on plants), fall is the perfect time to watch birds migrate and get ready for the upcoming winter. — Claire Hoppe Norgaard, Better Homes & Gardens, 21 Aug. 2026 Nearly 60% of those men migrate to Europe; most of the rest go elsewhere in Africa, according to data from the Reception, Orientation, and Monitoring Office (BAOS), a Senegalese government entity supporting migrants and their families. — Adrien Marotte, Christian Science Monitor, 20 Aug. 2026 In South American jungles, certain species of trees that thrive in cooler conditions have begun to migrate to higher terrains. — Literary Hub, 20 Aug. 2026 See All Example Sentences for migrate

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relocate

Verb

Food spoiled during the outage, and the family temporarily relocated to Lucky’s mother’s home.

— Kansas City Star, Kansas City Star, 29 Aug. 2026
In response to a successful challenge, library staff have to relocate the material to an area inaccessible to minors, the law says.

— Joseph Flaherty, Arkansas Online, 28 Aug. 2026

Definition of relocate

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