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migrate

One entry found for migrate.
Main Entry: mi·grate
Pronunciation: primarystressmimacr-secondarystressgramacrt, mimacr-primarystress
Function: intransitive verb
Inflected Form(s): mi·grat·ed; mi·grat·ing
: to move from one place to another: as a : to move from one site to another in a host organism especially as part of a life cycle <filarial worms migrate within the human body> b of an atom or group : to shift position within a molecule
- mi·gra·to·ry /primarystressmimacr-grschwa-secondarystresstomacrr-emacron, -secondarystresstodotr-/ adjective