im·mi·grate
/ˈɪməˌgreɪt/ verb im·mi·grates; im·mi·grat·ed; im·mi·grat·ing
[
no obj]
: to come to a country to live there —
often + to ▪ My grandparents immigrated to America. —
sometimes + from ▪ My grandparents immigrated from Hungary. —
compare emigrate, migrate — im·mi·gra·tion
/ˌɪməˈgreɪʃən/ noun [
noncount]
▪ waves of immigration from eastern Europe ▪ immigration policies