All 3 Uses
immigrate
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Speak, by Laurie Halse Anderson
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- IMMIGRATION.†
immigration = the act of coming to live in a new country; or indication that something is related to that act
- Anyone whose family immigrated in the last century has a story to tell about how hard their relatives have worked, the contributions they make to the country, the taxes they pay.
*immigrated = came to live
- The pro-immigration forces erupt in applause and hooting.†
immigration = the act of coming to live in a new country; or indication that something is related to that act
Definitions:
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(1)
(immigrate) come to live in a new country
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(2)
(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.