How to pronounce emigrate
American English pronunciation
EM-ih-grayt
- IPA
- /ˈɛmɪˌɡɹeɪt/
- Syllables
- EM · ih · grayt (3 syllables, stress on the 1st)
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What emigrate means
To leave your country to live in another
In a sentence: Her great-grandparents emigrated from Italy and opened a bakery in Boston.
Where it comes from: From a Latin word meaning "to move away," made of parts meaning "out of" and "to move."
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