"immigrating" in the verb sense
1. immigrate
migrate to a new environment
"only few plants can immigrate to the island"
2. immigrate
introduce or send as immigrants
"Britain immigrated many colonists to America"
3. immigrate
come into a new country and change residency
"Many people immigrated at the beginning of the 20th century"
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