immigrate

verb

IM-i-grayt/ˈɪmɪɡɹeɪt/

Formsimmigrates, immigrating, immigrated

Often confused with emigrate

1 meaning of immigrate

1
verbintransitive
To move to a foreign country in order to live there permanently.
Her parents immigrated to the United States from Vietnam when she was two.
Thousands of nurses immigrate every year in search of better pay and working conditions.
Similarmigrate
Oppositeemigrate

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Origin

From Latin immigratus, past participle of immigro ("to remove, move into").