immigrate//ˈɪm.ɪ.ɡreɪt//B2Frequency Level 12NeutralVerbimmigrateInfinitiveimmigratePresent tenseimmigratedPast tenseimmigratedPast participleimmigratingPresent participleimmigratesThird-person singular1To come to live permanently in a foreign country.My grandparents immigrated to the United States in 1950.SynonymmigraterelocateAntonymemigrate