immigrate

verb

im·mi·grate | \ ˈi-mə-ˌgrāt

immigrated; immigrating

Definition of immigrate

: to enter and usually become established especially : to come into a country of which one is not a native for permanent residence

transitive verb

: to bring in or send as immigrants

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Other Words from immigrate

immigration \ ˌi-mə-ˈgrā-shən

\ noun

immigrational \ ˌi-mə-ˈgrā-shnəl

, -shə-nᵊl \ adjective

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For ways to help families immigrating to the U.S., visit marieclaire.com/border-crisis-help. — Anne Fulenwider, Marie Claire, "United We Stand," 13 Aug. 2018 About the author: Mbue, who also immigrated from Cameroon to the U.S., received a $1 million book deal for her manuscript. — Catie L'heureux, The Cut, "5 Books to Read If You Love New York," 6 Apr. 2018 He was born in Brooklyn, New York, in April 1983, to parents who immigrated from Albania and worked as janitors in New York apartment buildings. — Robert Reich, Newsweek, "Robert Reich: America Has A Martin Shkreli Problem," 13 Mar. 2018 Enter Sophie Berezinski, a woman who had recently immigrated from Russia with her husband and 2,000 solid copper mugs in tow. — Katie Chang, Town & Country, "The Fascinating History of the Moscow Mule," 7 Oct. 2016 Two sisters immigrate to America from a small Irish village…what unfolds is a lifetime of differences. — Redbook, "20 Books You Need to Take to the Beach This Summer," 17 May 2017 Reyes immigrated to Los Angeles from Oaxaca, Mexico, two decades ago with a degree in agricultural engineering. — Angel Jennings, latimes.com, "$25,000 reward offered after brutal attack on street vendor," 21 Mar. 2018 Chef Zhao immigrated to the United States 17 years ago. — Momo Chang, San Francisco Chronicle, "Q&A with Daihong Zhao, a Sichuanese culinary master," 9 Feb. 2018 Emmanuel Mensah, a member of the Army National Guard who immigrated from Ghana several years ago, was killed in a Dec. 28 fire in New York’s Bronx section while attempting to rescue others. — Dan Lamothe, Washington Post, "U.S. military history is rich with immigrants who left the countries Trump disparaged and sacrificed in combat," 13 Jan. 2018

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