out-migrate

American  

[aut-mahy-grayt] / ˈaʊtˌmaɪ greɪt /

verb (used without object)

out-migrated, out-migrating

1. to leave a region, community, etc., to move or settle into a different part of one's country or home territory.

   People are no longer out-migrating from the South in such large numbers.

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Other Word Forms

• out-migration
  noun

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Etymology

Origin of out-migrate

First recorded in 1950–55

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Example Sentences

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out-migrated out-migrating

Some, single-adult males, leaving no trace, have out-migrated to other states, their whereabouts still unknown.

From Washington Times ● Feb. 2, 2016

The agreement would also from 2024-2033 continue spilling water over the Lower Snake and Columbia rivers’ dams in the spring to benefit out-migrating baby salmon.

From Seattle Times ● Nov. 30, 2023

"We've been monitoring fish populations for decades — how many fish are spawning, how many are being captured, how many juvenile fish are out-migrating," says Barry McCovey Jr., a fisheries biologist from the Yurok Tribe.

From Salon ● Mar. 29, 2023

Federal courts may further restrict energy production on the dams by mandating increased spill of water over the dams rather than through the turbines, to increase flows for out-migrating juvenile fish.

From Seattle Times ● Jun. 9, 2022

We're filling those in with concrete and building condos in those areas that are vitally important for out-migrating salmon.

From Salon ● May 10, 2022

“It is very important for our out-migrating chum and Chinook salmon; it is the first eelgrass bed they encounter in their out migration.”

From Seattle Times ● Mar. 21, 2022

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