immigrate

from WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006)

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}]

from The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48

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]

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