immigrate
verb
im·mi·grate
ˈi-mə-ˌgrāt 
immigrated; immigrating
: to enter and usually become established
especially
: to come into a country of which one is not a native for permanent residence
My grandparents immigrated to the U.S. from Italy.
: to bring in or send as immigrants
helped immigrate them
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Both honed their chops playing in Havana in their native Cuba before immigrating to the United States and attracting an international audience.
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George Varga, San Diego Union-Tribune, 29 Jan. 2026
In an interview with the Los Angeles Times last month, Papoli’s son, Navid Goodarzi, said his mother immigrated to the United States from Iran as a young woman and worked to build a life centered on creativity, service and entrepreneurship.
—Stepheny Price, FOXNews.com, 28 Jan. 2026
They are represented in the Frist exhibition by Beizar Aradini who was born in Kurdistan and immigrated with her family to Nashville as an infant in 1992.
—Chadd Scott, Forbes.com, 28 Jan. 2026
One of Parvini's works tells the story of a woman immigrating from Iran to Los Angeles.
—Shardaa Gray, CBS News, 28 Jan. 2026
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George Varga, San Diego Union-Tribune, 29 Jan. 2026
In an interview with the Los Angeles Times last month, Papoli’s son, Navid Goodarzi, said his mother immigrated to the United States from Iran as a young woman and worked to build a life centered on creativity, service and entrepreneurship.
—Stepheny Price, FOXNews.com, 28 Jan. 2026
They are represented in the Frist exhibition by Beizar Aradini who was born in Kurdistan and immigrated with her family to Nashville as an infant in 1992.
—Chadd Scott, Forbes.com, 28 Jan. 2026
One of Parvini's works tells the story of a woman immigrating from Iran to Los Angeles.
—Shardaa Gray, CBS News, 28 Jan. 2026
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“Immigrate.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/immigrate. Accessed 4 Feb. 2026.
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immigrate
verb
im·mi·grate
ˈim-ə-ˌgrāt
immigrated; immigrating
: to come into a foreign country to live
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