immigrate
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.
to introduce as settlers: to immigrate cheap labor.
Origin of immigrate
1synonym study For immigrate
Other words from immigrate
- im·mi·gra·tor, noun
- un·im·mi·grat·ing, adjective
Words that may be confused with immigrate
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How to use immigrate in a sentence
Adriana Cazorla immigrated from Mexico in 1995 and is a domestic violence survivor.
Immigrant Women Facing Domestic Abuse Need Stronger Protections | Adriana Cazorla | October 24, 2014 | THE DAILY BEASTHasan Elahi fell in love with country music almost as soon as he immigrated to New York City from Bangladesh when he was 7.
In the 1950s, my father, along with many other Palestinians, immigrated to America in search of a better life.
In 1952, my father, his wife, and his daughter immigrated to New York.
Sam Chester, an American from Minneapolis who immigrated to Israel in 2009, came to Peres's 86th birthday party four years ago.
Anna Torbjrnsdatter, who later became his wife also immigrated in 1842.
Race riots, often instigated by men who had themselves but recently immigrated to America, were not infrequent.
Our Foreigners | Samuel P. OrthIn Hungary they had settled at a very early date, having immigrated thither from the Byzantine and Chazar empires.
History of the Jews, Vol. III (of 6) | Heinrich GraetzThe Yuta claim, like the Shoshonee, descent from an ancient people that immigrated into their present seats from the Northwest.
On Limitations To The Use Of Some Anthropologic Data | J. W. PowellThey probably immigrated to their present home from the north or north-west, as a very early offshoot of the Euthycomi.
The History of Creation, Vol. II (of 2) | Ernst Haeckel
British Dictionary definitions for immigrate
/ (ˈɪmɪˌɡreɪt) /
(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
Origin of immigrate
1Derived forms of immigrate
- immigratory, adjective
- immigrator, noun
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