Associations to the word «Immigrate»

Wiktionary

IMMIGRATE, verb. (intransitive) To move into a country from another one to stay permanently.

Dictionary definition

IMMIGRATE, verb. Migrate to a new environment; "only few plants can immigrate to the island".
IMMIGRATE, verb. Introduce or send as immigrants; "Britain immigrated many colonists to America".
IMMIGRATE, verb. Come into a new country and change residency; "Many people immigrated at the beginning of the 20th century".

Wise words

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Oliver Wendell Holmes, Jr.