# matriculate

> English word · Verb · IPA /məˈtɹɪkjəˌleɪt/

## Definitions
1. To enroll as a member of a body, especially of a college or university.
2. To join or enter (a group, body, category of people, etc.).
3. To be enrolled as a member of a body, especially of a college or university.
4. To graduate (from a school or course of study).

## Etymology
The 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”).

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
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