doctorate

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12
Words With Friends
13
Letters
9
Pronunciation
/ˈdɒk.tə.ɹɪt/ (UK)
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/ˈdɒk.tə.ɹɪt/ (UK) · /ˈdɑk.tɚ.ət/ (US) · /ˈdɒk.tə.ɹeɪt/ (UK) · /ˈdɑk.tɚ.eɪt/ (US)

Definition of doctorate

2 senses · 2 parts of speech · etymology included

noun

  1. The highest degree awarded by a university faculty.
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noun

  1. The highest degree awarded by a university faculty.

verb

  1. (archaic)To make (someone) into a doctor.
    “He was bred […] in Oxford and there doctorated.”
    “Even after Salernum had a teacher of law [...] it could not doctorate in law.”

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Etymology

From Latin doctōrātus.

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