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matriculator

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ma⋅tric⋅u⋅late

[v. muh-trik-yuh-leyt; n. muh-trik-yuh-lit] verb, -lat⋅ed, -lat⋅ing, noun
–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 esp. 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; < ML mātrīculātus (person) listed (for some specific duty), equiv. to mātrīcul(a) list (see matriculant ) + -ātus -ate 1


ma⋅tric⋅u⋅la⋅tion, noun
ma⋅tric⋅u⋅la⋅tor, noun
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