out-migrate

[ out-mahy-greyt ]

verb (used without object)

, out-mi·grat·ed, out-mi·grat·ing.

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.

Other Words From

• out-mi·gration noun

Word History and Origins

Origin of out-migrate¹

First recorded in 1950–55