matriculate

English

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

• Verb
  • (US) IPA^(key): /məˈtɹɪkjəˌleɪt/
  • (RP) IPA^(key): /məˈtɹɪkjʊˌleɪt/

• Audio (Southern England):

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• Noun
  • (US) IPA^(key): /məˈtɹɪkjəlɪt/
  • (RP) IPA^(key): /məˈtɹɪkjʊlɪt/

• Audio (Southern England):

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• Rhymes: -ɪkjʊlɪt, -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. (transitive, by extension, often with to) To join or enter (a group, body, category of people, etc.).
   • 2024 November 30 (last accessed), “Talking About Pronouns in the Workplace”, in HRC Foundation‎^[1], archived from the original on 29 November 2024:

     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. (intransitive, stative) To be enrolled as a member of a body, especially of a college or university.
   • 2020 May 8, Sean O'Connor, “The Lavatic Reactor” (7:45 from the start), in Solar Opposites‎^[2], season 1, episode 5, spoken by Jesse (Mary Mack):

     “Saying this goes against every fiber of my brotherness, but you know what we have to do.” “Knife fight!” “No, we can't hate each other like siblings. We have to hate each other academically. We have to be each other's teachers.” “Well, then look to your left and look to your right, motherfucker, 'cause I'm about to matriculate your ass.”

Related terms

• matriculant
• matriculation
• matrix

Translations

transitive; enroll as a member of a body

• Galician: anotarse, apuntarse, inscribirse, matricularse
• Hunsrik: matriculeere
• Icelandic: innrita
• Italian: immatricolare (it)
• Spanish: matricularse (es)
• Welsh: matricwleiddio

intransitive; be enrolled as a member of a body

• Icelandic: innritast

Noun

matriculate (plural matriculates)

1. A person admitted to membership in a society.

   Synonym: matriculant

Spanish

Verb

matriculate

1. second-person singular voseo imperative of matricular combined with te