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migrate vs immigrate

immigrate vs migrate

migrate and immigrate both are verbs.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
migrate No No Yes No
immigrate No No Yes No
As verbs, immigrate is a hyponym of migrate; that is, immigrate is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than migrate:
  • migrate: move from one country or region to another and settle there
  • immigrate: come into a new country and change residency
Other hyponyms of migrate include emigrate.
migrate (verb) immigrate (verb)
move from one country or region to another and settle there come into a new country and change residency
move periodically or seasonally migrate to a new environment
introduce or send as immigrants
Difference between migrate and immigrate

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