Synonyms/Hypernyms (Ordered by Estimated Frequency) of verb migrate
2 senses of migrate
Sense 1
migrate, transmigrate -- (move from one country or region to another and settle there; "Many Germans migrated to South America in the mid-19th century"; "This tribe transmigrated many times over the centuries")
=> move -- (change residence, affiliation, or place of employment; "We moved from Idaho to Nebraska"; "The basketball player moved from one team to another")
Sense 2
migrate -- (move periodically or seasonally; "birds migrate in the Winter"; "The workers migrate to where the crops need harvesting")
=> move -- (change residence, affiliation, or place of employment; "We moved from Idaho to Nebraska"; "The basketball player moved from one team to another")