matriculate

[ verb muh-trik-yuh-leyt; noun muh-trik-yuh-lit ]

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verb (used with object),ma·tric·u·lat·ed, ma·tric·u·lat·ing.

to enroll in a college or university as a candidate for a degree.
to register (a coat of arms), used especially in Scottish heraldry.

verb (used without object),ma·tric·u·lat·ed, ma·tric·u·lat·ing.

to be matriculated.

noun

a person who has been matriculated.

Origin of matriculate

1480–90 for earlier sense; <Medieval Latin mātrīculātus (person) listed (for some specific duty), equivalent to mātrīcul(a) list (see matriculant) + -ātus-ate¹

Other words from matriculate

ma·tric·u·la·tion, noun
ma·tric·u·la·tor, noun
re·ma·tric·u·late, verb, re·ma·tric·u·lat·ed, re·ma·tric·u·lat·ing.
un·ma·tric·u·lat·ed, adjective

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How to use matriculate in a sentence

The blue-chip recruits that routinely came to the school will no longer matriculate.
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He said that I had better come up to matriculate next term, but should not have another examination.
Life of John Coleridge Patteson | Charlotte M. Yonge
I had presently to arrange a holiday and go to London to matriculate, and so it was I came upon my aunt and uncle again.
Tono Bungay | H. G. Wells
Baden was the first German State that allowed women to matriculate at its universities.
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He received me with profound courtesy and feigned respect, but was staggered at my request to matriculate.
The Woman-Hater | Charles Reade

We were admitted to matriculate and study medicine, under certain conditions, to which I beg your attention.
The Woman-Hater | Charles Reade

British Dictionary definitions for matriculate

matriculate

verb(məˈtrɪkjʊˌleɪt)

to enrol or be enrolled in an institution, esp a college or university
(intr) to attain the academic standard required for a course at such an institution

noun(məˈtrɪkjʊlɪt)

Also called: matriculant a person who has matriculated

Origin of matriculate

C16: from Medieval Latin mātrīculāre to register, from mātrīcula, diminutive of matrix list, matrix

Derived forms of matriculate

matriculator, noun

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