English verb: immigrate | |||
1. | immigrate (change) migrate to a new environment | ||
Samples | Only few plants can immigrate to the island. | ||
Pattern of use | Something ----s. Something is ----ing PP | ||
Broader (hypernym) | migrate, transmigrate | ||
2. | immigrate (change) introduce or send as immigrants | ||
Samples | Britain immigrated many colonists to America. | ||
Pattern of use | Somebody ----s somebody. Somebody ----s somebody PP | ||
Broader (hypernym) | bring in, introduce | ||
3. | immigrate (change) come into a new country and change residency | ||
Samples | Many people immigrated at the beginning of the 20th century. | ||
Pattern of use | Somebody ----s. Somebody ----s PP | ||
Broader (hypernym) | migrate, transmigrate | ||
Entail | arrive, come, get | ||
Antonyms | emigrate | ||