doctorate
doc·tor·ate
doctorate · doctorates · doctorated · doctorating
To make into a doctorTo make (someone) into a doctor.
UK/ˈdɒk.tə.ɹeɪt/US/ˈdɑk.tɚ.eɪt/
» Tom earned his doctorate in Boston.
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1 senses(archaic)To make (someone) into a doctor.
Examples
25 sentencesTom earned his doctorate in Boston.
Tom has a doctorate.
Tom earned his doctorate at Harvard.
deTom hat in Harvard promoviert. — Pfirsichbaeumchen
Tom earned his doctorate in Australia.
Mary earned her doctorate in Boston.
Origin
From Latin doctōrātus.From Latin doctōrātus.
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Forms
doctorates, doctorating, doctorated, doctorated| Base form | doctorate · to doctorate |
|---|---|
| 3rd person singular | doctorates |
| Present participle | doctorating |
| Past simple | doctorated |
| Past participle | doctorated |
regular · Lesson
Lessons for this word
3 lessons- A1Present simple — Because it is a verb
- A1Past simple, regular verbs — Because of its past form
- A2Present perfect: introduction — Because of its past participle
See also
neighbours in the dictionaryDictionary text adapted from Wiktionary (Wiktionary contributors, CC BY-SA 4.0) and Open English WordNet / Princeton WordNet (CC BY 4.0, WordNet License); shared under CC BY-SA 4.0. Example sentences and recordings are credited where they appear.