matriculate
verb (used with object)
to enroll in a college or university as a candidate for a degree.
have matriculated
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present perfectof matriculate.present perfect
Used to describe actions that started in the past and continue into or have direct relevance to the present.
Example Sentences
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Kobe Bryant would have matriculated the following year.
From Washington Post ● Nov. 8, 2018
They’re not my stereotypes, but for a while they had me thinking I should have matriculated at Fantasy High.
From Time ● Mar. 15, 2012
Executives most loyal to Yang have matriculated out of the company over the years, replaced by a younger generation.
From Reuters ● Oct. 9, 2011
Since 1958, more than 800 African students and labor leaders have "matriculated" at both ordinary universities and special institutes in Warsaw, Prague, Budapest, Leipzig and East Berlin.
From Time Magazine Archive
By the time he was twenty Paul Stepaside could have matriculated at the London University; but he never thought of doing so.
From The Day of Judgment by Joseph Hocking
