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emigrate, immigrate
emigrate (EM uh grayt") (verb)
To leave a place; to leave one country for another: The entire family made the decision to depart from their homeland and emigrate to Canada.
immigrate (IM uh grayt") (verb)
To enter a new environment, country, or region; especially, with the purpose of settling there: During the hard economic times, many people decide to immigrate to cities, looking for work.
In Loyd's early years, the decision to emigrate to a new country was very difficult; however, his decision to immigrate from the farm to the city was not difficult for him at all.
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Confusing Words Clarified: Group E; Homonyms, Homophones, Homographs, Synonyms, Polysemes, etc. +
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immigrate (verb), immigrates; immigrated; immigrating
1. To go to a new nation for the purpose of living there or to establish them as permanent residents: To immigrate is the movement that is related to a different destination or going into another geographical area.
2 In botany and zoology; to become established in a new environment.
2 In botany and zoology; to become established in a new environment.