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immigrate - Meaning and Examples

Meaning of 'immigrate' (Webster Dictionary)

1 . Immigrate [ v. t.]
- To come into a country of which one is not a native, for the purpose of permanent residence. See Emigrate.

Meaning of 'immigrate' (Princeton's WordNet)

1 . immigrate [ v]
Meaning (1):
- introduce or send as immigrants
Example in sentence:
  • Britain immigrated many colonists to America
Meaning (2):
- come into a new country and change residency
Example in sentence:
  • Many people immigrated at the beginning of the 20th century
Meaning (3):
- migrate to a new environment
Example in sentence:
  • only few plants can immigrate to the island