Definition of "migrate"

migrate

/maɪ.ˈɡɹeɪt/

verb
third-person singular simple present migrates, present participle migrating, simple past and past participle migrated
1. (intransitive) To relocate periodically from one region to another, usually according to the seasons.
2. (intransitive) To change one's geographic pattern of habitation.
3. (intransitive) To change habitations across a border; to move from one country or political region to another.
  Quotations
  Little is more extraordinary than the decision to migrate, little more extraordinary than the accumulation of emotions and thoughts which finally leads a family to say farewell to a community where it has lived for centuries, to abandon old ties and familiar landmarks, and to sail across dark seas to a strange land.
  1964, John F. Kennedy, “Why They Came”, in A Nation of Immigrants‎, Revised and Enlarged edition, Harper & Row, page 4
4. (intransitive) To move slowly towards, usually in groups.
5. (intransitive) To move gradually, especially from an intended to an unintended position.
  Quotations
  It is very common for the position of the placenta to change as the uterus stretches and grows. An anterior placenta can migrate toward the top, sides, or back of the uterus as the weeks go on.
  2022 August 13, Donna Murray, “What Is an Anterior Placenta? How placenta placement affects pregnancy, labor, and delivery”, in verywellfamily‎
6. (transitive, computing) : To move computer code or files from one computer or network to another.
7. (transitive, marketing) To induce customers to shift purchases from one set of a company's related products to another.