matriculate

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ma·tric·u·late /məˈtrɪkjəleɪt/ verb [intransitive] formal SECto officially begin studying at a university or, in the US, at a school or college 注册入大学；〔美国〕注册入学matriculate at Aged only 15, he matriculated at the University of Leipzig. 年仅15岁的他升入了莱比锡大学。 matriculated students 已注册的学生 —matriculation /məˌtrɪkjəˈleɪʃən/ noun [uncountable]→ See Verb table

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matriculate• And it was Morrill who went to Clayt three years ago and asked that Ezra be allowed to matriculate.• At school they shared truancy escapades, which developed a more interesting potential once they had matriculated.• He matriculated at Exeter College, Oxford, in 1670.• At fifteen, he matriculated at the University of Leipzig, where he continued his independent approaches to knowledge.• Donnellan likes to say she matriculated at the University of Mars.• Cecil matriculated at Trinity College, Oxford, on 16 July 1621 but did not proceed to a degree.• He matriculated in 1711 at Cambridge, where he was admitted as a pensioner to Clare Hall on 2 July.Origin matriculate (1500-1600) Medieval Latin past participle of matriculare, from Late Latin matricula “official list of members”, from matrix “list”

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matriculate
ma‧tric‧u‧late /məˈtrɪkjəleɪt, məˈtrɪkjʊleɪt/

verb [intransitive] formal

Date: 1500-1600
Language: Medieval Latin
Origin: past participle of matriculare, from Late Latin matricula 'official list of members', from matrix 'list'

to officially begin studying at a university or, in the US, at a school or college
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