 graduate |
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| 1. | [ verb ] (education) receive an academic degree upon completion of one's studies | |
| Examples: | "She graduated in 1990" |
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| Related terms: | receive commencement | |
| 2. | [ noun ] (education) a person who has received a degree from a school (high school or college or university) | |
| Synonyms: | alumna alum grad alumnus | |
| Related terms: | scholar ivy_leaguer old_boy | |
| 3. | [ adjective ] of or relating to studies beyond a bachelor's degree | |
| Synonyms: | postgraduate | |
| Examples: | "graduate courses" |
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| Related terms: | high | |
| 4. | [ verb ] (education) confer an academic degree upon; 'This school graduates 2,000 students each year" | |
| Related terms: | confer alumnus | |
| 5. | [ noun ] a measuring instrument for measuring fluid volume; a glass container (cup or cylinder or flask) whose sides are marked with or divided into amounts | |
| Related terms: | measuring_instrument graduated_cylinder calibrate | |
| 6. | [ verb ] make fine adjustments or divide into marked intervals for optimal measuring | |
| Synonyms: | calibrate fine-tune | |
| Examples: | "calibrate an instrument" "graduate a cylinder" |
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| Related terms: | adjust graduation | |
| Similar spelling: |
graduated gradate graduation graded |
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