immatriculate

transitive verb

im·​matriculate

ˌi+

archaic

: enroll, matriculate

Word History

Etymology

Medieval Latin immatriculatus, past participle of immatriculare to join, from Latin in- in- entry 2 + Medieval Latin matricula

First Known Use

1602, in the meaning defined above

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