Immigrate

2 definitions found

From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  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}.
     [1913 Webster]



From WordNet (r) 2.0 [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" [ant: {emigrate}]