verb (past and past participlema·tric·u·lat·ed, present participlema·tric·u·lat·ing, 3rd person present singularma·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 (pluralma·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)]
