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immigrate definition

im·mi·grate (im′ə grāt′)

intransitive verb immigrated -·grat′ed, immigrating -·grat′·ing

to come into a new country, region, or environment, esp. in order to settle there

Etymology: < L immigratus, pp. of immigrare, to go or remove into: see in- & migrate

transitive verb

to bring in as an immigrant

Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2005 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
Used by arrangement with John Wiley & Sons, Inc.

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