matriculate
[ verb muh-trik-yuh-leyt; noun muh-trik-yuh-lit ]
/ verb məˈtrɪk yəˌleɪt; noun məˈtrɪk yə lɪt /
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.
Words nearby matriculate
matrices, matricide, matriclinous, matricliny, matriculant, matriculate, matriculation, matrifocal, matrilateral, matrilineage, matrilineal
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, adjectiveDictionary.com Unabridged
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British Dictionary definitions for matriculation (1 of 2)
matriculation
/ (məˌtrɪkjʊˈleɪʃən) /
noun
the process of matriculating
(in Britain, except Scotland) a former school examination, which was replaced by the General Certificate of Education (Ordinary Level), now superseded by the General Certificate of Secondary Education
British Dictionary definitions for matriculation (2 of 2)
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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