immigrate Meaning, Definition & Usage

  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

WordNet

Im"mi*grate transitive verb
Etymology
L. immigrare, immigratum, to immigrate; pref. im- in + migrare to migrate. See Migrate.
Wordforms
imperfect & past participle Immigrated ; present participle & verbal noun Immigrating
Definitions
  1. To come into a country of which one is not a native, for the purpose of permanent residence. See Emigrate.

Webster 1913