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demigrate

verb — 2 senses

demigrate

verb

/ˈdɛmɪɡɹeɪt/

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

1

Obsolete To emigrate.

  • I demigrate into one of these so well architected minsters1653, W. Heath Robinson, The Works of Mr. Francis Rabelais:

demigrate

verb

/ˌdiːmaɪˈɡɹeɪt/

Etymology From de- + migrate.

1

To cancel or return from migration (of e.g. a computer system).

  • 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.2002, Charles V. Breakfield, Roxanne E. Burkey, Managing Systems Migrations and Upgrades, page 196:

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