Meaning of IMMIGRATE
| Pronunciation: | | 'imu`greyt
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- [v] come into a new country and change residency; "Many people immigrated at the beginning of the 20th century"
- [v] introduce or send as immigrants; "Britain immigrated many colonists to America"
- [v] migrate to a new environment, of plants and animals
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| | See Also: | | arrive, bring in, come, get, introduce, migrate, transmigrate | |
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| | Definition: | | \Im"mi*grate\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Immigrated}; p.
pr. & vb. n. {Immigrating}.] [L. immigrare, immigratum, to
immigrate; pref. im- in + migrare to migrate. See {Migrate}.]
To come into a country of which one is not a native, for the
purpose of permanent residence. See {Emigrate}.
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