demigrate

English

Etymology 1

First attested in 1623; borrowed from Latin dēmīgrātus, perfect passive participle of dēmīgrō, see -ate (verb-forming suffix). By surface analysis, de- +‎ migrate.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈdɛmɪɡɹeɪt/

Verb

demigrate (third-person singular simple present demigrates, present participle demigrating, simple past and past participle demigrated)

1. (obsolete) To emigrate.
   • 1653, W. Heath Robinson, The Works of Mr. Francis Rabelais:

     I demigrate into one of these so well architected minsters

Etymology 2

From de- +‎ migrate.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˌdiːmaɪˈɡɹeɪt/

Verb

demigrate (third-person singular simple present demigrates, present participle demigrating, simple past and past participle demigrated)

1. To cancel or return from migration (of e.g. a computer system).
   • 2002, Charles V. Breakfield, Roxanne E. Burkey, Managing Systems Migrations and Upgrades, page 196:

     The reason is that it is more cost effective to debug and troubleshoot the new environment than to demigrate and lose all the data transactions completed under the new technology.

Anagrams

• emigrated

Latin

Verb

dēmigrāte

1. second-person plural present active imperative of dēmigrō