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English Dictionary: immigrate by the DICT Development Group
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From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
immigrate
v
  1. migrate to a new environment; "only few plants can immigrate to the island"
  2. introduce or send as immigrants; "Britain immigrated many colonists to America"
  3. come into a new country and change residency; "Many people immigrated at the beginning of the 20th century"
    Antonym(s): emigrate
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   Immigrate \Im"mi*grate\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Immigrated}; p.
      pr. & vb. n. {Immigrating}.] [L. immigrare, immigratum, to
      immigrate; pref. im- in + migrare to migrate. See {Migrate}.]
      To come into a country of which one is not a native, for the
      purpose of permanent residence. See {Emigrate}.
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