matriculate

verb

ma·tric·u·late mə-ˈtri-kyə-ˌlāt How to pronounce matriculate (audio)

matriculated; matriculating

transitive verb

: to enroll as a member of a body and especially of a college or university

intransitive verb

: to be enrolled at a college or university

She matriculated at the state university.

matriculant

mə-ˈtri-kyə-lənt How to pronounce matriculate (audio)

noun

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Anybody who has had basic Latin knows that alma mater, a fancy term for the school you attended, comes from a phrase that means "fostering mother." If mater is mother, then matriculate probably has something to do with a school nurturing you just like good old mom, right? Not exactly. If you go back far enough, matriculate is distantly related to the Latin mater, but its maternal associations were lost long ago—even in terms of Latin history. It is more closely related to Late Latin matricula, which means "public roll or register." Matricula has more to do with being enrolled than being mothered, but it is the diminutive form of the Latin matrix, which in Late Latin was used in the sense of "list" or "register" and earlier referred to female animals kept for the purposes of breeding.

Example Sentences

the college matriculated 1000 students for the fall semester

Recent Examples on the Web One study showed that only 4% of U.S. 9th graders actually go on to achieve a STEM degree in college or university, let alone the percentage that matriculate into a STEM career.

Rod Berger, Forbes, 17 Aug. 2022 But there’s an implicit (and sometimes explicit) promise that these institutions will provide a safe and supportive environment for students to matriculate.

Megan Leonhardt, Fortune, 30 July 2022 If accepted into the direct medical program, the student must meet specific requirements as an undergraduate student to successfully matriculate into medical school.

Kristen Moon, Forbes, 5 June 2022 Canada will finish atop the Concacaf octagonal unbeaten with a 8-0-6 record (29 points), becoming just the second nation since the hexagonal era began in 1998 to matriculate through Concacaf World Cup Qualifying without a loss (Mexico, 1998).

Drake Hills, USA TODAY, 24 Mar. 2022 He was set to matriculate at Harvard in the fall of that year, according to Miranda.

Sudiksha Kochi, USA TODAY, 8 Feb. 2022 Younger Americans were expecting to matriculate into a strong economy now made weaker by COVID-19.

Philip Elliott, Time, 25 Jan. 2022 Some international schools, including St. George’s, matriculate a cohort each January.

Kristen Moon, Forbes, 19 Jan. 2022 Are students able to, for example, matriculate into third-level education coming from a homeschool?

Mike Mcshane, Forbes, 31 Aug. 2021 See More

单词	matriculates
释义	matriculate verb ma·tric·u·late mə-ˈtri-kyə-ˌlāt matriculated; matriculating transitive verb : to enroll as a member of a body and especially of a college or university intransitive verb : to be enrolled at a college or university She matriculated at the state university. matriculant mə-ˈtri-kyə-lənt noun Did you know? Anybody who has had basic Latin knows that alma mater, a fancy term for the school you attended, comes from a phrase that means "fostering mother." If mater is mother, then matriculate probably has something to do with a school nurturing you just like good old mom, right? Not exactly. If you go back far enough, matriculate is distantly related to the Latin mater, but its maternal associations were lost long ago—even in terms of Latin history. It is more closely related to Late Latin matricula, which means "public roll or register." Matricula has more to do with being enrolled than being mothered, but it is the diminutive form of the Latin matrix, which in Late Latin was used in the sense of "list" or "register" and earlier referred to female animals kept for the purposes of breeding. Synonyms enroll enrol inscribe list register See all Synonyms & Antonyms Example Sentences the college matriculated 1000 students for the fall semester Recent Examples on the Web One study showed that only 4% of U.S. 9th graders actually go on to achieve a STEM degree in college or university, let alone the percentage that matriculate into a STEM career. Rod Berger, Forbes, 17 Aug. 2022 But there’s an implicit (and sometimes explicit) promise that these institutions will provide a safe and supportive environment for students to matriculate. Megan Leonhardt, Fortune, 30 July 2022 If accepted into the direct medical program, the student must meet specific requirements as an undergraduate student to successfully matriculate into medical school. Kristen Moon, Forbes, 5 June 2022 Canada will finish atop the Concacaf octagonal unbeaten with a 8-0-6 record (29 points), becoming just the second nation since the hexagonal era began in 1998 to matriculate through Concacaf World Cup Qualifying without a loss (Mexico, 1998). Drake Hills, USA TODAY, 24 Mar. 2022 He was set to matriculate at Harvard in the fall of that year, according to Miranda. Sudiksha Kochi, USA TODAY, 8 Feb. 2022 Younger Americans were expecting to matriculate into a strong economy now made weaker by COVID-19. Philip Elliott, Time, 25 Jan. 2022 Some international schools, including St. George’s, matriculate a cohort each January. Kristen Moon, Forbes, 19 Jan. 2022 Are students able to, for example, matriculate into third-level education coming from a homeschool? Mike Mcshane, Forbes, 31 Aug. 2021 See More Word History Etymology Medieval Latin matriculatus, past participle of matriculare, from Late Latin matricula public roll, diminutive of matric-, matrix list, from Latin, breeding female First Known Use 1577, in the meaning defined at transitive sense matriculates verb present tense third-person singular of matriculate as in enrols to add (a person) to a list or roll as a participant or member the college matriculated 1000 students for the fall semester Synonyms & Similar Words Relevance enrols enrolls lists enlists inducts registers inscribes conscripts schedules impanels wait-lists musters books drafts checks in Antonyms & Near Antonyms rejects excludes expels expunges checks off omits delists overlooks See More
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matriculate

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