Immigrate
/ˈɪmɪɡɹeɪt/ verb
verb ·Rare ·Advanced level
Definitions
Verb
- 1 To move into a foreign country to stay permanently. intransitive
"He knows hardship. He has experienced life in a cold-water flat in Moldova before he immigrated to the States."
- 2 come into a new country and change residency wordnet
- 3 introduce or send as immigrants wordnet
- 4 migrate to a new environment wordnet
Example
More examples"When did you immigrate to our country?"
Etymology
From Latin immigratus, past participle of immigro (“remove, move into”).