Definition of immigrate Immigrate
/ɪˈmʌgɹejˌt/ - [imugreyt] - im•mi•grate
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What does immigrate mean?
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| immigrate - come into a new country and change residency; "Many people immigrated at the beginning of the 20th century" | ||
| emigrate leave one's country of residence for a new one; "Many people had to emigrate during the Nazi period" | ||
| migrate, transmigrate move from one country or region to another and settle there; "Many Germans migrated to South America in the mid-19th century"; "This tribe transmigrated many times over the centuries" | ||
| arrive, come, get reach a destination; arrive by movement or progress; "She arrived home at 7 o'clock"; "She didn't get to Chicago until after midnight" | ||
| immigrate - introduce or send as immigrants; "Britain immigrated many colonists to America" | ||
| bring in, introduce bring in a new person or object into a familiar environment; "He brought in a new judge"; "The new secretary introduced a nasty rumor" | ||
| immigrate - migrate to a new environment; "only few plants can immigrate to the island" | ||
| migrate, transmigrate move from one country or region to another and settle there; "Many Germans migrated to South America in the mid-19th century"; "This tribe transmigrated many times over the centuries" | ||
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Wiktionary 
- immigrate (Verb)
To move into another country to stay there permanently.
Webster DictionaryWebster's Unabridged Dictionary 📘
- immigrate (v. t.)
To come into a country of which one is not a native, for the purpose of permanent residence. See Emigrate.
Chambers DictionaryChamber's 20th Century Dictionary 📕
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immigrate
im′i-grāt, v.i. to migrate or remove into a country.—ns. Imm′igrant, one who immigrates; Immigrā′tion, act of immigrating. [L. immigrāre—in, into, migrare, -ātum, to remove.]
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🔤- immigrate, verb, present, 1st person singular of immigrate (infinitive).
- immigrate, verb (infinitive).
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