Immigrate Definition

ĭmĭ-grāt
immigrated, immigrates, immigrating
verb
immigrated, immigrates, immigrating
To come into a new country, region, or environment, esp. in order to settle there.
Webster's New World
To bring in as an immigrant.
Webster's New World
(intransitive) To move into a country from another one to stay permanently.
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Origin of Immigrate

  • Latin immigrāre immigrāt- to go into in- in in–2 migrāre to depart

    From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition

  • From Latin immigratus, past participle of immigro (“remove, move into”).

    From Wiktionary

Immigrate Sentence Examples

  • As Filipinos immigrate to other countries, Tagalog films are garnering more attention and a larger fan base.

  • In Bram Stoker's novel, Count Dracula is a Transylvanian nobleman who wishes to immigrate to England, and employs English barrister Jonathan Harker to find him an appropriate domicile.

  • Tales of the Chupacabra are widespread throughout Mexico, so perhaps stories of the creature have traveled north along with the people who immigrate into Texas.

  • People who immigrate to Europe or North America from under-developed countries have increased rates of atopic dermatitis, which suggests that environmental factors play a role in the development or triggering of the disorder.

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Words Starting With

IIMIMM

Words Ending With

ETEATE

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immigrate

Words Starting With I and Ending With E

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