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Definition of Graduate
1. Adjective. Of or relating to studies beyond a bachelor's degree. "Graduate courses"
2. Verb. Receive an academic degree upon completion of one's studies. "She graduated in 1990"
3. Noun. A person who has received a degree from a school (high school or college or university).
Specialized synonyms: Ivy Leaguer, Old Boy
Generic synonyms: Bookman, Scholar, Scholarly Person, Student
4. Verb. Confer an academic degree upon. "This school graduates 2,000 students each year"
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.
Generic synonyms: Measuring Device, Measuring Instrument, Measuring System
6. Verb. Make fine adjustments or divide into marked intervals for optimal measuring. "Graduate a cylinder"
Generic synonyms: Adjust, Correct, Set
Derivative terms: Calibration, Graduation
Definition of Graduate
1. v. t. To mark with degrees; to divide into regular steps, grades, or intervals, as the scale of a thermometer, a scheme of punishment or rewards, etc.
2. v. i. To pass by degrees; to change gradually; to shade off; as, sandstone which graduates into gneiss; carnelian sometimes graduates into quartz.
3. n. One who has received an academical or professional degree; one who has completed the prescribed course of study in any school or institution of learning.
4. a. Arranged by successive steps or degrees; graduated.
Definition of Graduate
1. Noun. A person who is recognized by a university as having completed the requirements of a degree studied at the institution ¹
2. Noun. (American English) A person who is recognized by a high school as having completed the requirements of a course of study at the school ¹
3. Noun. A graduated (marked) cup or other container, thus fit for measuring ¹
4. Adjective. graduated, arranged by degrees ¹
5. Adjective. holding an academic degree ¹
6. Adjective. relating to an academic degree ¹
7. Verb. (intransitive ergative) To be recognized by a school or university as having completed the requirements of a degree studied at the institution. See note on “from” usage. ¹
8. Verb. (transitive) To certify (a student) as having earned a degree ¹
9. Verb. (transitive) To mark a scale on (something) so that it can be used for measuring ¹
10. Verb. (intransitive) To change gradually ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Definition of Graduate
1. to receive an academic degree or diploma [v -ATED, -ATING, -ATES]
Medical Definition of Graduate
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1. One who has received an academical or professional degree; one who has completed the prescribed course of study in any school or institution of learning.
2. A graduated cup, tube, or flask; a measuring glass used by apothecaries and chemists. See Graduated.
Origin: LL. Graduatus, p. P. Of graduare to admit to a degree, fr. L. Gradus grade. See Grade.
1. To mark with degrees; to divide into regular steps, grades, or intervals, as the scale of a thermometer, a scheme of punishment or rewards, etc.
2. To admit or elevate to a certain grade or degree; especially, in a college or university, to admit, at the close of the course, to an honorable standing defined by a diploma; as, he was graduated at Yale College.
3. To prepare gradually; to arrange, temper, or modify by degrees or to a certain degree; to determine the degrees of; as, to graduate the heat of an oven. "Dyers advance and graduate their colours with salts." (Browne)
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