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demigrate en · VERB · etymology 1

Pronunciation

• /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.

Meanings

1. (obsolete) To emigrate.
   • I demigrate into one of these so well architected minsters 1653, W. Heath Robinson, The Works of Mr. Francis Rabelais:

Forms

Spelling	Features	Labels	Source
demigrates	Number=Sing, Person=3, Tense=Pres		lexicographic
demigrating	Tense=Pres, VerbForm=Part		lexicographic
demigrated	Tense=Past, VerbForm=Part		lexicographic
demigrated	Tense=Past		lexicographic

demigrate en · VERB · etymology 2

Pronunciation

• /ˌdiːmaɪˈɡɹeɪt/

Etymology

From de- + migrate.

Meanings

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:

Forms

Spelling	Features	Labels	Source
demigrates	Number=Sing, Person=3, Tense=Pres		lexicographic
demigrating	Tense=Pres, VerbForm=Part		lexicographic
demigrated	Tense=Past, VerbForm=Part		lexicographic
demigrated	Tense=Past		lexicographic