matriculate

verb
/məˈtɹɪkjəˌleɪt/US/məˈtɹɪkjʊˌleɪt/UK/məˈtɹɪkjəlɪt/US/məˈtɹɪkjʊlɪt/UK

Etymology

The adjective is first attested in 1487, in Middle English, the verb in 1557; borrowed from Latin mātrīculātus, perfect passive participle of mātrīculō (“to register”) (see -ate (etymology 1, 2 and 3)), from mātrīcula (“public register”), a diminutive of Latin mātrīx (“list”). By surface analysis, matricul(a) + -ate + -ion.

  1. derived from mātrīx — “list
  2. borrowed from mātrīculātus

Definitions

  1. To enroll as a member of a body, especially of a college or university.

  2. To join or enter (a group, body, category of people, etc.).

    • As LGBTQ and ally-identified students matriculate to the workforce, many will come with an understanding of the importance of honoring personal pronouns and allowing for gender-inclusive pronouns such as "they, them, theirs."
  3. To be enrolled as a member of a body, especially of a college or university.

  4. + 3 more definitions
    1. To graduate (from a school or course of study).

      • [...] fewer than 100 indigenous Namibians have matriculated (graduated) annually from secondary school. In 1982 the number fell to 20.
      • One of six distinguished brothers who matriculated from the school, he had enlisted together with two of his brothers, Christian and Gustav (or Gus).
    2. Matriculated.

      • The fame matryculate Of poetes laureate.
    3. A person admitted to membership in a society or college.

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