matriculate

matriculate
matriculate (v.) 1570s, "to admit a student to a college by enrolling his name on the register," from L.L. matriculatus, pp. of matriculare "to register," from L. matricula "public register," dim. of matrix (gen. matricis) "list, roll," also "sources, womb" (see MATRIX (Cf. matrix)).
The connection of senses in the Latin word seems to be via confusion of Gk. metra "womb" (from meter "mother;" see MOTHER (Cf. mother) (n.1)) and an identical but different Greek word metra meaning "register, lot" (see METER (Cf. meter) (n.2)). Evidently Latin matrix was used to translate both, though it originally shared meaning with only one. Related: Matriculated; matriculating.

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  • Matriculate — Ma*tric u*late, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Matriculated}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Matriculating}.] [L. matricula a public roll or register, dim. of matrix a mother, in respect to propagation, also, a public register. See {Matrix}.] To enroll; to enter in a… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • Matriculate — Ma*tric u*late, v. i. To go though the process of admission to membership, as by examination and enrollment, in a society or college. [1913 Webster] …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • Matriculate — Ma*tric u*late, a. Matriculated. Skelton. n. One who is matriculated. Arbuthnot. [1913 Webster] …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • matriculate — index register Burton s Legal Thesaurus. William C. Burton. 2006 …   Law dictionary

  • matriculate — [v] begin, enroll enter, join, register, sign up for; concepts 114,119 Ant. graduate …   New thesaurus

  • matriculate — ► VERB ▪ enrol or be enrolled at a college or university. DERIVATIVES matriculation noun. ORIGIN Latin matriculare, from matricula register , diminutive of matrix …   English terms dictionary

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  • matriculate — ma|tric|u|late [məˈtrıkjuleıt] v [i]formal [Date: 1500 1600; : 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… …   Dictionary of contemporary English

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