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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Mohsen said that the entire group of people lived here in the United States — some having been born here, some having immigrated from Iran — and three had PhDs.
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Henry Bushnell, New York Times, 16 June 2026
When France won the World Cup in 2018, 16 of the 23 players on the team came from families that recently immigrated from places such as2 Zaire, Cameroon, Morocco, Angola, Congo or Algeria.
—Kevin Baxter, Los Angeles Times, 15 June 2026
Most cases of echinococcosis are diagnosed in patients who immigrated from or traveled to Central and East Asia, the Middle East and North Africa.
—Shiv Sudhakar, FOXNews.com, 15 June 2026
Later, with the help of his sister, who was living in the United States, the Lally family was able to immigrate to Chicago with their 3-year-old son and only child, Ivan, in 1953.
—Sam Gillette, PEOPLE, 13 June 2026
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Henry Bushnell, New York Times, 16 June 2026
When France won the World Cup in 2018, 16 of the 23 players on the team came from families that recently immigrated from places such as2 Zaire, Cameroon, Morocco, Angola, Congo or Algeria.
—Kevin Baxter, Los Angeles Times, 15 June 2026
Most cases of echinococcosis are diagnosed in patients who immigrated from or traveled to Central and East Asia, the Middle East and North Africa.
—Shiv Sudhakar, FOXNews.com, 15 June 2026
Later, with the help of his sister, who was living in the United States, the Lally family was able to immigrate to Chicago with their 3-year-old son and only child, Ivan, in 1953.
—Sam Gillette, PEOPLE, 13 June 2026
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“Immigrate.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/immigrate. Accessed 17 Jun. 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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