This is the 8500th most frequent Catalan word.
doctorar
To obtain a doctorate or a doctoral degree.
Usage in the academic setting, expressing the ambition to achieve a doctoral degree.
Ell es vol doctorar en física teòrica.
He wants to earn a doctorate in theoretical physics.
Usage indicating the conferral of a doctoral degree by an institution.
La universitat l'ha doctorat després d'anys d'investigació.
The university has awarded him a doctorate after years of research.
Usage describing the general process and requirements of earning a doctoral degree.