migrating

Verb

migrate (third-person singular simple present migrates, present participle migrating, simple past and past participle migrated)

1. (intransitive) To relocate periodically from one region to another, usually according to the seasons.
   • Twice a year the geese migrate — from Florida to Canada and back again.
2. (intransitive) To change one's geographic pattern of habitation.
   • Many groups had migrated to western Europe from the plains of eastern Europe.
3. (intransitive) To change habitations across a border; to move from one country or political region to another.
   • To escape persecution, they migrated to a neutral country.
4. (intransitive) To move slowly towards, usually in groups.
   • Once the hosts started bickering in the kitchens, the guests began to migrate towards the living room.
5. (intransitive) To move gradually, especially from an intended to an unintended position.
   • Oil was able to migrate from the accessory gearbox into the magneto housing through the improperly installed gland seals.
6. (transitive) To move computer code or files from one computer or network to another.
   • They had finished migrating all of the affected code to the production server by 2:00am, three hours later than expected.

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