Dictionary definition · graduate
noun
- a person who has received a degree from a school (high school or college or university)
- a measuring instrument for measuring fluid volume; a glass container (cup or cylinder or flask) whose sides are marked with or divided into amounts
verb
- receive an academic degree upon completion of one's studies; completion of a course or training"She graduated in 1990"
- confer an academic degree upon"This school graduates 2,000 students each year"
- make fine adjustments or divide into marked intervals for optimal measuring"calibrate an instrument"
adjective
- of or relating to studies beyond a bachelor's degree"graduate courses"
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Source: Open English WordNet (CC BY 4.0).