# immigrate

Pronunciation: say "IM-i-grayt" /ˈɪmɪɡɹeɪt/

## Verb

1. To move to a foreign country in order to live there permanently.
   - Simple: To move to a new country so you can live there for good.
   - _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._

## Origin

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

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