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- [verb muh-trik-yuh-leyt; noun muh-trik-yuh-lit]
- /verb məˈtrɪk yəˌleɪt; noun məˈtrɪk yə lɪt/
- /məˈtrɪk.jʊ.leɪt/
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- [verb muh-trik-yuh-leyt; noun muh-trik-yuh-lit]
- /verb məˈtrɪk yəˌleɪt; noun məˈtrɪk yə lɪt/
Definitions of matriculate word
- verb with object matriculate to enroll in a college or university as a candidate for a degree. 1
- verb with object matriculate to register (a coat of arms), used especially in Scottish heraldry. 1
- verb without object matriculate to be matriculated. 1
- noun matriculate a person who has been matriculated. 1
- noun matriculate Be enrolled at a college or university. 1
- intransitive verb matriculate be accepted at a university 1
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Origin of matriculate
First appearance:
before 1480 One of the 25% oldest English words
1480-90 for earlier sense; < Medieval Latin mātrīculātus (person) listed (for some specific duty), equivalent to mātrīcul(a) list (see matriculant) + -ātus -ate1
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Parts of speech for Matriculate
noun
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adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
matriculate popularity
A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 62% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.
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This diagram is provided by Google Ngram ViewerSynonyms for matriculate
verb matriculate
- register — a list or record of such acts, events, etc.
- join — to bring in contact, connect, or bring or put together: to join hands; to join pages with a staple.
- begin — To begin to do something means to start doing it.
- admit — If you admit that something bad, unpleasant, or embarrassing is true, you agree, often unwillingly, that it is true.
- enroll — Officially register as a member of an institution or a student on a course.
Antonyms for matriculate
verb matriculate
- leave — to go out of or away from, as a place: to leave the house.
- withdraw — to draw back, away, or aside; take back; remove: She withdrew her hand from his. He withdrew his savings from the bank.
- graduate — a person who has received a degree or diploma on completing a course of study, as in a university, college, or school.
- strike off — to deal a blow or stroke to (a person or thing), as with the fist, a weapon, or a hammer; hit.
- drop out — a small quantity of liquid that falls or is produced in a more or less spherical mass; a liquid globule.
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