matriculate

English

Etymology

From Latin mātrīculātus, past participle of mātrīculāre (“to register”), from mātrīcula (“public register”), a diminutive of Latin mātrīx (“list”).

Pronunciation

• (verb) IPA^(key): /məˈtɹɪkjəˌleɪt/
• (noun) IPA^(key): /məˈtɹɪkjəˌlət/
• Rhymes: -ɪkjʊlɪt
• Rhymes: -ɪkjʊleɪt

Verb

matriculate (third-person singular simple present matriculates, present participle matriculating, simple past and past participle matriculated)

1. (transitive) To enroll as a member of a body, especially of a college or university
2. (intransitive) To be enrolled as a member of a body, especially of a college or university.

Related terms

• alma mater
• matriculant
• matriculation
• matrix

 

Translations

transitive; enroll as a member of a body

• Galician: anotarse, apuntarse, inscribirse, matricularse
• Hunsrik: matriculeere
• Icelandic: innrita
• (deprecated template usage) {{trans-mid}}
• Italian: immatricolare (it)
• Spanish: matricularse (es)
• Welsh: matricwleiddio

intransitive; be enrolled as a member of a body

• Icelandic: innritast
• (deprecated template usage) {{trans-mid}}

Noun

matriculate (plural matriculates)

1. A person admitted to membership in a society.

   Synonym: matriculant