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migrate (verb), migrates; migrated; migrating
1. To move from one region or homeland to another one, often to seek work or for better other economic opportunities.
2. To move from one habitat or environment to another in response to seasonal changes and variations in food supply.
3. To move from one part of an organism or substance to another; such as, cells moving during the growth of an embryo.
4. To change locations periodically; especially, by moving seasonally from one region to another: Migrate may refer to people and animals and it implies a lack of permanent settlement.
5. To transfer a file from one computer system or database to another one: The use of migrate as a verb form is in common use by those in the computer business with the meaning of "to change" or "cause to change from using one system to another" or "to transfer programs or hardware from one system to another" and these meanings seem to have originated within the realm of computer programmers or certain users.
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