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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