em·i·grate
/ˈɛməˌgreɪt/ verb em·i·grates; em·i·grat·ed; em·i·grat·ing
[
no obj]
: to leave a country or region to live elsewhere —
often + from ▪ My grandparents emigrated from Hungary. —
sometimes + to ▪ My grandparents emigrated to America. —
compare immigrate, migrate — em·i·gra·tion
/ˌɛməˈgreɪʃən/ noun [
noncount]
▪ Political unrest caused mass emigration following the war.