matriculate
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ma·tric·u·late
[v. muh-trik-yuh-leyt; n. muh-trik-yuh-lit] verb, ma·tric·u·lat·ed, ma·tric·u·lat·ing, noun 
yəˌleɪt; verb (used with object)
1.
to enroll in a college or university as a candidate for a degree.
2.
to register (a coat of arms), used especially in Scottish heraldry.
verb (used without object)
3.
to be matriculated.
noun
4.
a person who has been matriculated.
Origin:
1480–90 for earlier sense; < Medieval Latin mātrīculātus (person) listed (for some specific duty), equivalent to mātrīcul(a) list (see matriculant) + -ātus -ate1
1480–90 for earlier sense; < Medieval Latin mātrīculātus (person) listed (for some specific duty), equivalent to mātrīcul(a) list (see matriculant) + -ātus -ate1
Related forms
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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| matriculate | |
| —vb | |
| 1. | to enrol or be enrolled in an institution, esp a college or university |
| 2. | (intr) to attain the academic standard required for a course at such an institution |
| —n | |
| 3. | Also called: matriculant a person who has matriculated |
| [C16: from Medieval Latin mātrīculāre to register, from mātrīcula, diminutive of matrix list, | |
| ma'triculator | |
| —n | |
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Etymonline
Word Origin & History
matriculate
1570s, "to admit a student to a college by enrolling his name on the register," from M.L. *matriculare "to register," from L.L. matricula "public register," dim. of L. matrix (gen. matricis) "list, roll," also "sources, womb" (see matrix). The connection of senses in the
Latin word seems to be via confusion of Gk. metra "womb" (from meter "mother") and an identical Gk. word meaning "register, lot." Evidently Latin matrix was used to translate both, though it originally shared meaning with only one. Related: Matriculated; matriculating; matriculation.
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Example sentences
Some students, disproportionately from privileged backgrounds, matriculate well prepared for college.
Wake Forest is one of more than 100 colleges and universities across the country where a computer is now required to matriculate.
Approximately 4000 students matriculate into the College's academic programs.
Students in the program will be allowed to matriculate in a college curriculum upon satisfactory completion of the program.
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