matriculate

/məˈtɹɪkjəlɪt/

matriculate means matriculated.

matriculate is pronounced /məˈtɹɪkjəlɪt/.

Etymology

The adjective is first attested in 1487, in Middle English, the verb in 1557; borrowed from Latin mātrīculātus, perfect passive participle of mātrīculō (“to register”) (see -ate (etymology 1, 2 and 3)), from mātrīcula (“public register”), a diminutive of Latin mātrīx (“list”). By surface analysis, matricul(a) + -ate.

adj

Matriculated.e.g.“The fame matryculate Of poetes laureate.” — c. 1528, John Skelton, A Replycacion Agaynst Certayne Yong Scolers Abjured of Late, Etc.; republished in John Scattergood, editor, John Skelton: The Complete English Poems, 1983, →OCLC:

noun

A person admitted to membership in a society or college.

verb

To enroll as a member of a body, especially of a college or university.
To join or enter (a group, body, category of people, etc.).
To be enrolled as a member of a body, especially of a college or university.
To graduate (from a school or course of study).e.g.“[...] fewer than 100 indigenous Namibians have matriculated (graduated) annually from secondary school. In 1982 the number fell to 20.” — 2004 May 13, Robert I. Rotberg, Ending Autocracy, Enabling Democracy: The Tribulations of Southern Africa, 1960-2000, Brookings Institution Press, →ISBN, page 151:

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Words closest in meaning

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matriculant 77% match — A person who has matriculated or been registered on a list or roll, usually at a school. vs matriculate →
matriculation 76% match — Enrollment in a college or university. vs matriculate →
matriculator 75% match — Someone who matriculates, an enroller on a course, especially for a school. vs matriculate →
matriculable 66% match — Suitable to be matriculated. vs matriculate →
matriculability 64% match — The ability, or eligibility, to matriculate. vs matriculate →
nonmatriculated 62% match — Not matriculated. vs matriculate →
unmatriculated 61% match — Not matriculated. vs matriculate →
admittee 60% match — One who is admitted. vs matriculate →