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Webster 1913 Edition

Migrate

Mi′grate

,
Verb.
I.
[
imp. & p. p.
Migrated
;
p. pr. & vb. n.
Migrating
.]
[L.
migratus
, p. p. of
migrare
to migrate, transfer.]
1.
To remove from one country or region to another, with a view to residence; to change one’s place of residence; to remove;
as, the Moors who
migrated
from Africa into Spain; to
migrate
to the West.
2.
To pass periodically from one region or climate to another for feeding or breeding; – said of certain birds, fishes, and quadrupeds.

Webster 1828 Edition

Migrate

MI'GRATE

,
Verb.
I.
[L. migro.] To pass or remove from one country or from one state to another, with a view to permanent residence, or residence of some continuance. The first settlers of New England migrated first to Holland, and afterwards to America. Some species of fowls migrate in autumn to a warmer climate for a temporary residence. To change residence in the same city or state is not to migrate.
1.
To pass or remove from one region or district to another for a temporary residence; as, the Tartars migrate for the sake of finding pasturage.

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