emigrate
verb/emiˈɣɾaɾ/high
e·mi·grar
Definition
To leave one's own country to go and live in another.
Many young Portuguese people emigrated to other European countries after the crisis.
My grandparents emigrated to Brazil in the 1950s.
Common collocations
emigrate abroademigrate for workdecide to emigrate
Etymology
Do latim 'emigrare', de 'ex-' (fora) + 'migrare' (mudar-se).