im‧mi‧grate AC /ˈɪməɡreɪt, ˈɪmɪɡreɪt/ verb [intransitive]
[Word Family: noun: immigration ≠ emigration, immigrant ≠ emigrant; verb: immigrate ≠ emigrate]
[Date: 1600-1700; Language: Latin; Origin: past participle of immigrare 'to go in', from migrare; ⇒ migrate]
to come into a country in order to live there permanently ⇒ emigrate, migrate:
His father and mother immigrated when he was two.

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immigrate
verb
BAD: Some of those who can't find a job decide to immigrate.
GOOD: Some of those who can't find a job decide to emigrate.
BAD: We're planning to immigrate to the United States next year.
GOOD: We're planning to emigrate to the United States next year.

Usage Note:
The verb immigrate (= enter a foreign country and make your home there) is seldom used. Instead people tend to use immigrant and immigration (nouns): 'When jobs became scarce, the number of new immigrants suddenly decreased.' 'Immigration has decreased in recent years.'
emigrate = leave your own country and make your home in another one: 'His parents emigrated from Scotland to Canada in 1933.'

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