The Collaborative International Dictionary of English. 2000.
immigrate — im‧mi‧grate [ˈɪmgreɪt] verb [intransitive] to come into a country in order to live there permanently: • Born in the Philippines, Celeste immigrated to the United States when she was 15. compare emigrate * * * immigrate UK US /ˈɪmɪgreɪt/ verb [I] … Financial and business terms
immigrate — v. To move to a foreign country with the intention of living there permanently. n. immigration The Essential Law Dictionary. Sphinx Publishing, An imprint of Sourcebooks, Inc. Amy Hackney Blackwell. 2008 … Law dictionary
immigrate — (v.) 1620s, from L. immigratum, pp. of imigrare to remove, go into, move in, from assimilated form of in into, in, on, upon (see IN (Cf. in ) (2)) + migrare to move (see MIGRATION (Cf. migration)). Related: Immigrated; immigrating … Etymology dictionary
immigrate — emigrate (see under EMIGRANT) … New Dictionary of Synonyms
immigrate — [v] enter a foreign area intending to live there arrive, colonize, come in, go in, migrate, settle; concept 159 Ant. emigrate, stay … New thesaurus
immigrate — ► VERB ▪ come to live permanently in a foreign country. DERIVATIVES immigration noun. ORIGIN Latin immigrare … English terms dictionary
immigrate — [im′ə grāt΄] vi. immigrated, immigrating [< L immigratus, pp. of immigrare, to go or remove into: see IN 1 & MIGRATE] to come into a new country, region, or environment, esp. in order to settle there: opposed to EMIGRATE vt. to bring in as an… … English World dictionary
immigrate — v. (D; intr.) to immigrate from; into, to (to immigrate into a country) * * * [ ɪmɪgreɪt] into. to (to immigrate into a country) (D; intr.) to immigrate from … Combinatory dictionary
immigrate — UK [ˈɪmɪˌɡreɪt] / US verb [intransitive] Word forms immigrate : present tense I/you/we/they immigrate he/she/it immigrates present participle immigrating past tense immigrated past participle immigrated to come into a country because you want to… … English dictionary
immigrate — immigrator, n. /im i grayt /, v., immigrated, immigrating. v.i. 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. v.t. 3. to introduce as… … Universalium
