matriculate /mə-trikˈyŭ-lāt/ transitive verb To admit to membership by entering one's name in a register, esp in a college or university intransitive verb To become a member of a college, university, etc, by being enrolled noun A person admitted to membership in a society ORIGIN: Ety as for matricula matriculāˈtion noun - The act of matriculating
- The state of being matriculated
- An entrance examination (familiarly matricˈ)
matricˈulātor noun matriculāˈtory adjective |