Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

emigrate

/ˈɛmɪɡɹeɪt/

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.89 in modern English

Syllables: em-i-grate
IPA: /ˈɛmɪɡɹeɪt/

11

Scrabble Score

8

Letters

3

Syllables

7

Unique Chars

Meaning

verb

To leave the country in which one lives, especially one's native country, in order to reside elsewhere.

Intransitive verb

Example Sentences

"Forced to emigrate in a body to America."
"They [the Huns] were emigrating from Tartary into Europe in the time of the Goths."
"Her family was planning to emigrate to the U.S. from Zaire (now the Democratic Republic of Congo) and couldn't afford school fees."

Etymology

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”).

Regional Pronunciation

American English: /ˈɛmɪɡɹeɪt/
British English: /ˈɛmɪɡɹeɪt/

Usage

Intransitive verb

Inflected Forms

emigrates (present, singular) emigrating (participle, present) emigrated (participle, past) emigrated (past)

Derived Forms

emigrator unemigrating

Frequently Paired Words

emigrant emigration émigré immigrant immigrate immigration migrate migration

Homonyms

immigrate (pin–pen merger)

Antonyms

immigrate

Questions

How do you pronounce emigrate?: The recorded pronunciation is /ˈɛmɪɡɹeɪt/.
What does emigrate mean?: To leave the country in which one lives, especially one's native country, in order to reside elsewhere.
Where does emigrate come from?: 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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