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Immigrate

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The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 4th Edition

verb-intransitive. To enter and settle in a country or region to which one is not native. See Usage Note at migrate.

v. To send or introduce as immigrants: Britain immigrated many colonists to the New World.

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v. To move into another country to stay there permanently.

the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English

v. To come into a country of which one is not a native, for the purpose of permanent residence. See emigrate.

The Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia

To pass or come into, as a new habitat or place of residence; especially, to remove into a country of which one is not a native for the purpose of permanent residence; migrate or be conveyed into and settle in another country or region.

Synonyms Emigrate, etc. See migrate.

WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.

v. migrate to a new environment

v. come into a new country and change residency

v. introduce or send as immigrants

Word Usage

"So-called immigrate rights have to take a second priority as long as our border with Mexico leaks like the Washington press corps."

Antonym

emigrate

Verb Form

immigrated immigrates immigrating

Hypernym

Words that are more generic or abstract

transmigrate migrate bring in introduce

Variant