Definitions for emigrate

emigrate em·i·grate

Spelling: [em-i-greyt]
IPA: /ˈɛm ɪˌgreɪt/

Emigrate is a 8 letter English word. It's valid Scrabble word worth 11 points. It's valid Words with friends word worth 13 points.

You can make 306 anagrams from letters in emigrate (aeegimrt).

Definitions for emigrate

verb (used without object)

  1. to leave one country or region to settle in another; migrate:

Origin of emigrate

1770-80; Latin ēmīgrātus moved away (past participle of ēmīgrāre), equivalent to ē- e-1 + mīgrātus (mīgr- remove + ātus Examples for emigrate

The stations were invaded by families like mine, who thought it more prudent to emigrate.

During the Cold War, the West Germans used to pay the East Germans to release political prisoners and allow them to emigrate.

Local politicians have urged gays to emigrate; some are kicked out of school, excommunicated from their families.

My friend Danny and I had memorized a list of refuseniks—Soviet Jews denied the right to emigrate—to visit.

He did not want Geoff to emigrate, but he sympathized in his love for the country.

Half a million emigrate to our shores, from Ireland, and all Europe, every year.

In the villages it becomes a question of starve or emigrate.

And the inequality of economic burden is what pushes the most educated of young Israelis to emigrate.

According to The Guardian, in some small communities, youth are handed money to emigrate to richer Norway.

Finally it was decided that he should emigrate to New Zealand.

Word Value for emigrate
Scrable

11

Words with friends

13

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