matriculate
[ verb muh-trik-yuh-leyt; noun muh-trik-yuh-lit ]
/ verb məˈtrɪk yəˌleɪt; noun məˈtrɪk yə lɪt /
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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.
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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, nounma·tric·u·la·tor, nounre·ma·tric·u·late, verb, re·ma·tric·u·lat·ed, re·ma·tric·u·lat·ing.un·ma·tric·u·lat·ed, adjectiveWords nearby matriculate
matrices, matricide, matriclinous, matricliny, matriculant, matriculate, matriculation, matrifocal, matrilateral, matrilineage, matrilineal
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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
Derived forms of matriculate
matriculator, nounWord Origin for matriculate
C16: from Medieval Latin mātrīculāre to register, from mātrīcula, diminutive of matrix list, matrix
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