immigrate
1. [ verb ] introduce or send as immigrants
Examples:

"Britain immigrated many colonists to America"

Related terms: bring_in immigration
2. [ verb ] migrate to a new environment
Examples:

"only few plants can immigrate to the island"

Related terms: migrate immigration
3. [ verb ] come into a new country and change residency
Examples:

"Many people immigrated at the beginning of the 20th century"

Related terms: emigrate migrate immigrant arrive
Similar spelling:   immigrant
  immigration