migrate
/maɪˈɡreɪt/(verb)
AWL Sublist 6CEFR B2IELTS Band 7.0 - 9.0
Academic Definition
To move from one area or country to settle in another, often in search of work; to move seasonally from one region to another.
Key Academic Collocations
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migratemigrationmigrantmigrantsmigratorymigrated
Lexical Alternatives (Synonyms)
relocateresettletrekjourneytransmigrate
Academic Sample Sentences in Context
"Rural laborers continue to migrate in massive numbers to coastal industrial conurbations in search of manufacturing employment."
"The map details the seasonal migratory routes traversed by endangered leatherback sea turtles across the Pacific Ocean."
"Protracted climate droughts in Sub-Saharan provinces have forced thousands of pastoralist families to migrate across national borders."
IELTS Examiner Scoring Strategy (Lexical Resource)
'Migrate from rural to urban areas' (rural-urban migration) is a classic IELTS Task 2 topic on urbanization.