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immigrate Definition

im·mi·grate (imə grāt′)

intransitive verb -·grat′ed, -·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

immigrate Synonyms

immigrate

v.

migrate, colonize, resettle; see leave 1, migrate 1. See syn. study at migrate.

immigrate Usage Examples

Modifying Another Word

  • here: They did so on the grounds that he might seek to illegally immigrate here.
  • also: His father Henri Grusin had also immigrated from Riga, Latvia around 1913.
  • illegally: Customs insisted on seeing my outward plane ticket - did they think I was trying to immigrate illegally?
  • recently: The over-involvement of children of families who have recently immigrated is only relevant if one holds the child responsible for the accident.

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