WordReference English-Spanish Dictionary © 2026:
| Principal Translations |
| doctorar⇒ vtr | (dar título de doctor) | award a doctorate v expr |
| | Nuestra facultad ha doctorado a algunos de los más connotados especialistas. |
| | Our faculty has awarded doctorates to the most outstanding specialists. |
| doctorarse⇒ v prnl | (recibir un doctorado) | receive a doctorate, get a PhD vtr + n |
| | A Carlos solo le falta defender la tesis para doctorarse. |
| | Carlos just has to defend this thesis before receiving his doctorate. |
| doctorarse en v prnl + prep | (recibir un título en) | receive a doctorate, earn a doctorate v expr |
| | Amelia se doctoró en ingeniería. |
| | Amelia earned (or: received) a doctorate in engineering. |