IMMIGRATE


Meaning of IMMIGRATE in English

transcription, транскрипция: [ ˈi-mə-ˌgrāt ]

verb

( -grat·ed ; -grat·ing )

Etymology: Latin immigratus, past participle of immigrare to remove, go in, from in- + migrare to migrate

Date: circa 1623

intransitive verb

: to enter and usually become established ; especially : to come into a country of which one is not a native for permanent residence

transitive verb

: to bring in or send as immigrants

• im·mi·gra·tion ˌi-mə-ˈgrā-shən noun

• im·mi·gra·tion·al -shnəl, -shə-n ə l adjective

Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary.      Энциклопедический словарь английского языка Merriam Webster.