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in-migrate

[ in-mahy-greyt ]
/ ˈɪnˌmaɪ greɪt /

verb (used without object), in-mi·grat·ed, in-mi·grat·ing.

to move or settle into a different part of one's country or home territory.

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Nearby words

  1. in-laws,
  2. in-lb,
  3. in-line,
  4. in-line skate,
  5. in-migrant,
  6. in-migration,
  7. in-ness,
  8. in-off,
  9. in-residence,
  10. in-service

Origin of in-migrate

First recorded in 1940–45
Related formsin-mi·gra·tion, noun
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