immigrate

 
Pronunciation: /ˈɪmɪgreɪt/

verb

[no object] chiefly North American
  • come to live permanently in a foreign country: an Australian who immigrated to Britain in 1982

Origin:

early 17th century: from Latin immigrat- 'immigrated', from the verb immigrare, from in- 'into' + migrare 'migrate'