Dictionary.com Word Of The Day
Aug. 29, 2016
matriculate\muh-TRIK-yuh-leyt\verb
1. to enroll in a college or university as a candidate for a degree.
2. to register (a coat of arms), used especially in Scottish heraldry.
Quotes... Tom Brown received a summons from the authorities, and went
up to matriculate at St. Ambrose's College, Oxford ...
-- Thomas Hughes, Tom Brown at Oxford, 1861
Origin of matriculateMatriculate stems from the Latin word for
"list," mÄtrÄ«cula.More From Dictionary.comSubmit a favorite word for
a chance to win!Submit your favorite word to be a future Word of the
DayOur iPhone AppOur award-winning iPhone app just got betterWord
DynamoDictionary.com's new word game for iOS