matriculate
To enroll as a member of a body, especially of a college or universityTo enroll as a member of a body, especially of a college or university.
Meaning
4 senses(transitive)To enroll as a member of a body, especially of a college or university.
enroll as a student
(broadly, often, transitive)To join or enter (a group, body, category of people, etc.).
(intransitive, stative)To be enrolled as a member of a body, especially of a college or university.
(proscribed)To graduate (from a school or course of study).
Translations
2 languagesOrigin
The adjective is first attested in 1487, in Middle English, the verb in 1557; borrowed froThe 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.
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Forms
matriculates, matriculating, matriculated, matriculated| Base form | matriculate · to matriculate |
|---|---|
| 3rd person singular | matriculates |
| Present participle | matriculating |
| Past simple | matriculated |
| Past participle | matriculated |
regular · Lesson
Word family
7 related wordsLessons 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