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doctorar

to earn a doctorate

verb dohk-toh-RAHR Rare

Origin: From doctor + -ar

Also means

to award a doctorate

Usage Note

Doctorar is most commonly used reflexively — doctorarse means to complete a PhD and receive the title of doctor: se doctoró en física (she got her doctorate in physics). The non-reflexive form is less frequent and means to confer a doctorate on someone. It is a regular -ar verb.

Examples

"Se doctoró en la Universidad de Madrid con honores."

Natural Translation

She earned her doctorate at the University of Madrid with honors.

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