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matriculate

ma·tric·u·late [ mə tríkyə làyt ]


verb  (past and past participle ma·tric·u·lat·ed, present participle ma·tric·u·lat·ing, 3rd person present singular ma·tric·u·lates)
Definition:
 
1. transitive verb admit somebody as student: to admit a student to membership of a college or university

2. intransitive verb be enrolled as student: to be enrolled at a college or university, after meeting the academic standard required to be accepted for a course of further education



noun  (plural ma·tric·u·lates)
Definition:
 
somebody enrolled: somebody who has matriculated

[Late 16th century. < medieval Latin matriculat-, past participle of matriculare< matricula "little list" < matrix (see matrix)]

ma·tric·u·la·tion [ mə trìkyə láysh'n ] noun
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