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Question
Given below is a list of common confusable. Distinguish the meaning of each pair of word by framing your own sentence.
emigrate - immigrate
Solution
emigrate (leaving homeland) – immigrate (come to live permanently in a foreign country)
Priyanka Chopra does not wish to emigrate to the UK where her husband is living. Candidates who wish to immigrate to the USA are increasing in number every year.
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