immigrate Definition
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immigrate
verb
- intr
immigrated, immigrating
1. To come to a foreign country with the intention of settling in it. Compare emigrate.
- Thesaurus: migrate, resettle, settle, colonize, move in; Antonym: emigrate.
- The process of immigrating; settling in a foreign country; as adj.
- Example: immigration control
- colloq
- The immigration checkpoint at an airport, seaport, etc that all travellers entering a country pass through;
- Example: They walked straight through immigration unchallenged
- The immigration authorities.
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- A related word often confused with this one is emigrate.
