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emigrate (verb), emigrates; emigrated; emigrating
To leave a country or region permanently and to live in another one: Emigrate is used only with reference to people and implies a permanent move, generally across a political boundary.
To leave one country and to live in another one.
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emigrate (EM uh grayt") (verb)
To leave a place; to leave one country for another: The entire family made the decision to depart from their homeland and emigrate to Canada.
immigrate (IM uh grayt") (verb)
To enter a new environment, country, or region; especially, with the purpose of settling there: During the hard economic times, many people decide to immigrate to cities, looking for work.

In Loyd's early years, the decision to emigrate to a new country was very difficult; however, his decision to immigrate from the farm to the city was not difficult for him at all.

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