Definitions for: Immigrate

[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

Webster (1913) 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.

Antonyms: emigrate

See Also: arrive, bring in, come, get, introduce, migrate, transmigrate

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