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MATRICULATE

Pronunciation (US):

(GB):

 I. (noun) 

Sense 1

Meaning:

Someone who has been admitted to a college or university

Classified under:

Nouns denoting people

Hypernyms ("matriculate" is a kind of...):

college student; university student (a student enrolled in a college or university)

Derivation:

matriculate (enroll as a student)

 II. (verb) 

Sense 1

Meaning:

Enroll as a student

Classified under:

Verbs of political and social activities and events

Hypernyms (to "matriculate" is one way to...):

enrol; enroll; enter; inscribe; recruit (register formally as a participant or member)

Sentence frame:

Somebody ----s

Derivation:

matriculate (someone who has been admitted to a college or university)

matriculation (admission to a group (especially a college or university))

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