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matriculate definition

ma·tricu·late (mə trik′yo̵̅o̅ lāt′, -yə-; for n., -lit, -lāt′)

transitive verb, intransitive verb matriculated -·lat′ed, matriculating -·lat′·ing

to enroll, esp. as a student in a college or university

Etymology: < ML matriculatus, pp. of matriculare, to register < LL matricula, dim. of matrix: see matrix

noun

a person so enrolled

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Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2009 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
Used by arrangement with John Wiley & Sons, Inc.

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