Definition of immigrate
immigrated
;immigrating
intransitive verb
: 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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Baker noted many of the people in the camps were born in the United States and had never known another home, but many of their parents had immigrated from Japan.
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But his parents, who immigrated from El Salvador, lack money for costly summer programs and English skills to advocate for advanced opportunities.
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Born and raised in Cleveland to parents who had immigrated to the U.S. from Lebanon, Rahal joined the Navy at age 17 and served during World War II as a torpedoman on the USS Macdonough destroyer, his son said.
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Why did your parents immigrate to the United States?
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The claims in question center on the promotion of the project to potential investors who seek to immigrate to the U.S. through the EB-5 investor visa program.
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In 1909, a shoe repairman named Victor Benator immigrated to Atlanta from the island of Rhodes via a $25 ship ticket.
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Fujii immigrated to the U.S. in 1903 and received a law degree eight years later.
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His son is also said to have immigrated to the United States – a counterintelligence foul in Russian intelligence agencies –
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Origin and Etymology of immigrate
Latin immigratus, past participle of immigrare to remove, go in, from in- + migrare to migrate
First Known Use: circa 1623
IMMIGRATE Defined for English Language Learners
immigrate
playDefinition of immigrate for English Language Learners
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: to come to a country to live there
IMMIGRATE Defined for Kids
immigrate
playDefinition of immigrate for Students
immigrated
;immigrating
: to come into a foreign country to live
Headscratcher for immigrate
Immigrate and emigrate are very close in meaning. What's the difference? It depends on a person's point of view. Emigrate stresses leaving a place, while immigrate focuses on entering a new one.
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