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ɪˌgreɪt verb (used without object)
1.
to come to a country of which one is not a native, usually for permanent residence.
2.
to pass or come into a new habitat or place, as an organism.
verb (used with object)
3.
to introduce as settlers: to immigrate cheap labor.
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| —vb | |
| 1. | (intr) Compare emigrate to come to a place or country of which one is not a native in order to settle there |
| 2. | (intr) (of an animal or plant) to migrate to a new geographical area |
| 3. | (tr) to introduce or bring in as an immigrant |
| [C17: from Latin immigrāre to go into, from | |
| 'immigratory | |
| —adj | |
| 'immigrator | |
| —n | |
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Word Origin & History
immigrate
1620s, from L. immigratum, pp. of imigrare "to remove, go into, move in," from in- "in" + migrare "to move" (see migration).
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