immigrate | ||
1. | [ verb ] introduce or send as immigrants | |
Examples: | "Britain immigrated many colonists to America" |
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Related terms: | bring_in immigration | |
2. | [ verb ] migrate to a new environment | |
Examples: | "only few plants can immigrate to the island" |
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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" |
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Related terms: | emigrate migrate immigrant arrive | |
Similar spelling: |
immigrant immigration |