doctorate UK /ˈdɒk.tə.ɹɪt/US /ˈdɑk.tɚ.ət/noun 1/ˈdɑk.tɚ.eɪt/ verb 1forms 3 noun1 •The highest degree awarded by a university faculty. doctorate UK /ˈdɒk.tə.ɹeɪt/US /ˈdɑk.tɚ.eɪt/ verb1 •(no longer used) To make (someone) into a doctor.He was bred […] in Oxford and there doctorated. — 1662 formsdoctorated · doctorating · doctorates
