Both Uses
immigrate
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Milkweed, by Jerry Spinelli
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- I talked enough and stole enough and sold enough to buy a steamship ticket, and I joined the multitudes going to America.
The immigration officer said, “What is your name?”Chpt 44 *immigration = (describing the officer as responsible for) movement of people who come to live in a new country - Then an immigration officer.†
Chpt 45immigration = the act of coming to live in a new country; or indication that something is related to that act
Definitions:
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(immigrate) come to live in a new country
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(meaning too rare to warrant focus) Much more rarely, immigrate can mean that anything (such as an animal or plant) migrates into a new environment.