Meaning & use
immigrate
To come into a foreign country to live there permanently.
See it in a sentence
Her grandparents immigrated to Canada from Poland in the 1950s seeking a better life.
Many skilled workers immigrate to countries with strong economies and stable governments.
A note on using this word
Immigrate is used with 'to' and describes arriving in a new country; emigrate is used with 'from' and describes leaving the old one.
Words with a similar meaning
relocateresettle
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Words with an opposite meaning
emigrate
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