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matriculate

Syllabification: (ma·tric·u·late)

Pronunciation: /məˈtrikyəˌlāt/

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Definition of matriculate

verb

1 [no object] be enrolled at a college or university:he matriculated at the University of Vermont
[with object] admit (a student) to a college or university.

2 [with object] Heraldry, chiefly Scottish record (arms) in an official register.

noun

Pronunciation: /məˈtrikyəˌlət/

chiefly Indian

a person who has matriculated.

Derivatives

matriculation

Origin:

late 16th century: from medieval Latin matriculat- 'enrolled', from the verb matriculare, from late Latin matricula 'register', diminutive of Latin matrix

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