Verb: immigrate 'i-mu,greyt
- Come into a new country and change residency
"Many people immigrated at the beginning of the 20th century"
- Migrate to a new environment
"only few plants can immigrate to the island"
- Introduce or send as immigrants
"Britain immigrated many colonists to America"
Derived forms: immigrated, immigrates, immigrating
Type of: bring in, introduce, migrate, transmigrate
Antonym: emigrate
Encyclopedia: Immigrate