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The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48
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 register; specifically, to enter or
admit to membership in a body or society, particularly in a
college or university, by enrolling the name in a register.
[1913 Webster]
In discovering and matriculating the arms of
commissaries from North America. --Sir W.
Scott.
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