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immigrate
[ im-i-greyt ]
verb (used without object)
immigrated, immigrating.
- to come to a country of which one is not a native, usually for permanent residence.
- to pass or come into a new habitat or place, as an organism.
verb (used with object)
immigrated, immigrating.
- to introduce as settlers:
to immigrate cheap labor.
immigrate
/ ˈɪɪˌɡɪ /
verb
- intr to come to a place or country of which one is not a native in order to settle there Compare emigrate
- intr (of an animal or plant) to migrate to a new geographical area
- tr to introduce or bring in as an immigrant
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Derived Forms
- ˈˌٴǰ, noun
- ˈˌٴǰy, adjective
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Other Word Forms
- m·tǰ noun
- ܲ·m·iԲ adjective
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Word History and Origins
Origin of immigrate1
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Word History and Origins
Origin of immigrate1
C17: from Latin to go into, from im- + to move
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Synonym Study
See migrate.
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Example Sentences
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She immigrated to the United States in her preteen years and called New York City home.
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A lovely story, but untrue, as they immigrated before Castro's rise to power.
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Mr Holbrooks remembers when the Low German Mennonite group began immigrating to his hometown and nearby states in the 1970s.
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“If you go to West Virginia, Ohio — these are places that had a lot of Italians immigrating at various points,” MacAllen continued.
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Born in the Dominican Republic, Martinez immigrated to the East Coast in his youth and spent eight years in the U.S.
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