1. past tense of emigrate; left one’s own country to settle permanently in another

Examples

• My grandparents emigrated from Ireland in 1920.
• Thousands of families emigrated to America during the potato famine.
• She emigrated to Canada after finishing university.
• Many skilled workers have emigrated to find better opportunities.
• The family emigrated when political conditions became unstable.
• He emigrated from Germany before the war began.