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Definition of Immigrate
1. Verb. Migrate to a new environment. "Only few plants can immigrate to the island"
2. Verb. Introduce or send as immigrants. "Britain immigrated many colonists to America"
3. Verb. Come into a new country and change residency. "Many people immigrated at the beginning of the 20th century"
Entails: Arrive, Come, Get
Antonyms: Emigrate
Derivative terms: Immigrant, Immigration, Immigration
Definition of Immigrate
1. v. t. To come into a country of which one is not a native, for the purpose of permanent residence. See Emigrate.
Definition of Immigrate
1. Verb. (intransitive) To move into another country to stay there permanently. ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Definition of Immigrate
1. [v -GRATED, -GRATING, -GRATES]
Lexicographical Neighbors of Immigrate
Literary usage of Immigrate
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. Merriam-Webster's Dictionary of English Usage by Inc. Merriam-Webster (1994)
"He had emigrated to the United States after his wife's death —Russell Baker,
Growing Up, 1982 immigrate, with its stress on entering. usually is used with ..."
2. Life in Victoria: Or, Victoria in 1853, and Victoria in 1858, Showing the by William Kelly (1859)
"... Labour impossible in Victoria—Thirty Thousand Chinese immigrate in the Teeth
of a Poll-tax, and all find remunerative Employment in a strange Land. ..."
3. The Social Welfare Forum: Official Proceedings ... Annual Forum by National Conference on Social Welfare, American Social Science Association, Conference of Charities (U.S., Conference of Charities (U.S.), National Conference of Social Work (U.S. (1893)
"... as recommended by the committee of the last Conference, that we should require
all persons intending to immigrate to this country to procure from some ..."
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