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immigrate
immigrateenter a country of which one is not a native; introduce as settlers: immigrate cheap labor
Not to be confused with:emigrate – migrate; to leave a country to live elsewhere: to emigrate from England to the United Statesim·mi·grate I0048400 (ĭm′ĭ-grāt′)v. im·mi·grat·ed, im·mi·grat·ing, im·mi·grates v.intr. To enter and settle in a country or region to which one is not native. See Usage Note at migrate.v.tr. To send or introduce as immigrants: Britain immigrated many colonists to the New World.
[Latin immigrāre, immigrāt-, to go into : in-, in; see in-2 + migrāre, to depart.]immigrate (ˈɪmɪˌɡreɪt) vb1. (intr) to come to a place or country of which one is not a native in order to settle there. Compare emigrate2. (intr) (of an animal or plant) to migrate to a new geographical area3. (tr) to introduce or bring in as an immigrant[C17: from Latin immigrāre to go into, from im- + migrāre to move] ˈimmiˌgratory adj ˈimmiˌgrator nim•mi•grate (ˈɪm ɪˌgreɪt)
v. -grat•ed, -grat•ing. v.i. 1. to come to a country of which one is not a native, usu. for permanent residence. 2. to pass or come into a new habitat or place, as an organism. v.t. 3. to introduce as settlers: to immigrate cheap labor. [1615–25; < Latin immigrāre to move into] im′mi•gra`tor, n. syn: See migrate. immigrate
Past participle: immigrated
Gerund: immigrating
| Imperative |
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| immigrate | | immigrate |
| Present |
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| I immigrate | | you immigrate | | he/she/it immigrates | | we immigrate | | you immigrate | | they immigrate |
| Preterite |
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| I immigrated | | you immigrated | | he/she/it immigrated | | we immigrated | | you immigrated | | they immigrated |
| Present Continuous |
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| I am immigrating | | you are immigrating | | he/she/it is immigrating | | we are immigrating | | you are immigrating | | they are immigrating |
| Present Perfect |
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| I have immigrated | | you have immigrated | | he/she/it has immigrated | | we have immigrated | | you have immigrated | | they have immigrated |
| Past Continuous |
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| I was immigrating | | you were immigrating | | he/she/it was immigrating | | we were immigrating | | you were immigrating | | they were immigrating |
| Past Perfect |
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| I had immigrated | | you had immigrated | | he/she/it had immigrated | | we had immigrated | | you had immigrated | | they had immigrated |
| Future |
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| I will immigrate | | you will immigrate | | he/she/it will immigrate | | we will immigrate | | you will immigrate | | they will immigrate |
| Future Perfect |
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| I will have immigrated | | you will have immigrated | | he/she/it will have immigrated | | we will have immigrated | | you will have immigrated | | they will have immigrated |
| Future Continuous |
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| I will be immigrating | | you will be immigrating | | he/she/it will be immigrating | | we will be immigrating | | you will be immigrating | | they will be immigrating |
| Present Perfect Continuous |
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| I have been immigrating | | you have been immigrating | | he/she/it has been immigrating | | we have been immigrating | | you have been immigrating | | they have been immigrating |
| Future Perfect Continuous |
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| I will have been immigrating | | you will have been immigrating | | he/she/it will have been immigrating | | we will have been immigrating | | you will have been immigrating | | they will have been immigrating |
| Past Perfect Continuous |
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| I had been immigrating | | you had been immigrating | | he/she/it had been immigrating | | we had been immigrating | | you had been immigrating | | they had been immigrating |
| Conditional |
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| I would immigrate | | you would immigrate | | he/she/it would immigrate | | we would immigrate | | you would immigrate | | they would immigrate |
| Past Conditional |
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| I would have immigrated | | you would have immigrated | | he/she/it would have immigrated | | we would have immigrated | | you would have immigrated | | they would have immigrated |
Thesaurus| Verb | 1. | immigrate - migrate to a new environment; "only few plants can immigrate to the island"migrate, transmigrate - move from one country or region to another and settle there; "Many Germans migrated to South America in the mid-19th century"; "This tribe transmigrated many times over the centuries" | | 2. | immigrate - introduce or send as immigrants; "Britain immigrated many colonists to America"bring in, introduce - bring in a new person or object into a familiar environment; "He brought in a new judge"; "The new secretary introduced a nasty rumor" | | 3. | immigrate - come into a new country and change residency; "Many people immigrated at the beginning of the 20th century"migrate, transmigrate - move from one country or region to another and settle there; "Many Germans migrated to South America in the mid-19th century"; "This tribe transmigrated many times over the centuries"emigrate - leave one's country of residence for a new one; "Many people had to emigrate during the Nazi period" |
immigrateverbTo leave one's native land and settle in another:emigrate, migrate, transmigrate.Translationsimmigrate
immigrate to (some place)To leave one country to live in another. My great-grandparents immigrated to the US when they were just kids.See also: immigrateimmigrate (in)to some place (from some place)to migrate into a place from some other place. Many of them immigrated into Minnesota from northern Europe. My family immigrated to Chicago.See also: immigrate, placeLegalSeeImmigrationimmigrate
Synonyms for immigrateverb to leave one's native land and settle in anotherSynonyms- emigrate
- migrate
- transmigrate
Antonyms for immigrateverb migrate to a new environmentRelated Wordsverb introduce or send as immigrantsRelated Wordsverb come into a new country and change residencyRelated WordsAntonyms |