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
: to bring in or send as immigrants
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Miriam Adelson was born in Tel Aviv in 1945 after her parents immigrated from Poland and trained as a physician specializing in addiction treatment.
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Advertisement Maksym Harkin Karin immigrated to Israel from Ukraine, settling in Tirat HaCarmel near Haifa, northern Israel.
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Frank Grunwald and his father immigrated to New York in 1951, and Frank moved to Indianapolis in 1987.
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Her father, originally from Mexico City, immigrated in the 1980s to Twin Falls.
—Idaho Statesman, 3 Oct. 2025
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Brendan Cole, MSNBC Newsweek, 14 Oct. 2025
Advertisement Maksym Harkin Karin immigrated to Israel from Ukraine, settling in Tirat HaCarmel near Haifa, northern Israel.
—Callum Sutherland, Time, 13 Oct. 2025
Frank Grunwald and his father immigrated to New York in 1951, and Frank moved to Indianapolis in 1987.
—Domenica Bongiovanni, IndyStar, 9 Oct. 2025
Her father, originally from Mexico City, immigrated in the 1980s to Twin Falls.
—Idaho Statesman, 3 Oct. 2025
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“Immigrate.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/immigrate. Accessed 18 Oct. 2025.
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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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