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to matriculate

to matriculate

7 8.2
Officially join a college or university as a student
  • verb
  • /məˈtrɪkjʊˌleɪt/
  • Formal
translation icon : matricularse
  • We were thrilled when she decided to matriculate in Yale's doctoral program in psychology.
  • matriculated student
  • matriculate to college
  • matriculated at the university

So where did you matriculate into East Atlanta?

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Examples

  • We requested email addresses of transfer students who had matriculated to the university in the past three years.

    Academic text (2013)

  • At the time she matriculated in 1919, there were community concerns about campus discrimination.

    Academic text (2002)

  • Most boys that matriculate at Manchester are upstanding gentlemen.

    Cruel Intentions (1999)

  • Being assigned to a mentor enables one to matriculate more successfully through the program.

    Academic text (1997)

  • A student visa so he can matriculate at UCLA.

    Vamps (2012)

  • Nevertheless, Mimar managed to matriculate, and our first college year began.

    Fiction book (1993)

  • In El Paso, for example, 80 percent of dual-enrollment students matriculate in college.

    Academic text (2016)

  • The GPAs are not high, but the participants are earning enough credits each semester to matriculate.

    Academic text (2011)

  • At the end of grade 10, the students matriculate into either second-level Gymnasium or preoccupational school.

    Academic text (1996)

  • After completing high school, she decided to matriculate at a prestigious university to pursue her degree.

Synonyms

to enroll
vsto matriculate
  • US
164 2.7

To register officially to take a course or join a group

limits use to higher education at the start of degree programs

How Official

to matriculate
  • Formal
7 8.2
to register
603 2.8
to enroll
  • US
164 2.7
to sign up
408 1.3

Surface Forms

matriculate infinitive
matriculated past
matriculated past participle
matriculating present participle
matriculates third person singular

Morphology

matriculate = matriculation (semi-transparent) = matricul + ate

The verb is formed from 'matriculation' (a noun) and the suffix '-ate'; learners who know 'matriculation' can often infer the verb, but the Latin-derived root is not fully transparent.

Etymology

Matriculate comes from the Latin matricula, a 'little register' used to list new students. So, to matriculate is to be put on that official list, which is why it means to enroll at a college or university.