immigrate
verb
im·mi·grate
ˈi-mə-ˌgrāt 
immigrated; immigrating
: to enter and usually become established
especially
: to come into a country of which one is not a native for permanent residence
: to bring in or send as immigrants
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In India and all the countries Indians immigrated to, roti is a round, unleavened flatbread.
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Shilpa Uskokovic, Bon Appétit, 13 Mar. 2025
My family immigrated to America from an authoritarian country, and some of my relatives and I are astonished and horrified that the same thing is befalling the US.
—Sigal Samuel, Vox, 6 Mar. 2025
Brody’s character in The Brutalist, Toth, is a Hungarian Jewish Holocaust survivor of the Buchenwald concentration camp who immigrates to the United States after the war.
—Jane Levere, Forbes, 3 Mar. 2025
In filmmaker Brady Corbet’s The Brutalist, Brody plays a Hungarian Jewish architect who immigrates to Pennsylvania after surviving World War II.
—Aaron Couch, The Hollywood Reporter, 2 Mar. 2025
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Shilpa Uskokovic, Bon Appétit, 13 Mar. 2025
My family immigrated to America from an authoritarian country, and some of my relatives and I are astonished and horrified that the same thing is befalling the US.
—Sigal Samuel, Vox, 6 Mar. 2025
Brody’s character in The Brutalist, Toth, is a Hungarian Jewish Holocaust survivor of the Buchenwald concentration camp who immigrates to the United States after the war.
—Jane Levere, Forbes, 3 Mar. 2025
In filmmaker Brady Corbet’s The Brutalist, Brody plays a Hungarian Jewish architect who immigrates to Pennsylvania after surviving World War II.
—Aaron Couch, The Hollywood Reporter, 2 Mar. 2025
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“Immigrate.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/immigrate. Accessed 24 Mar. 2025.
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immigrate
verb
im·mi·grate
ˈim-ə-ˌgrāt
immigrated; immigrating
: to come into a foreign country to live
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