Definitions for graduate

Definitions for (noun) graduate

Main entry: graduate

Definition: a measuring instrument for measuring fluid volume; a glass container (cup or cylinder or flask) whose sides are marked with or divided into amounts


Main entry: alum, alumna, alumnus, grad, graduate

Definition: a person who has received a degree from a school (high school or college or university)


Definitions for (verb) graduate

Main entry: fine-tune, calibrate, graduate

Definition: make fine adjustments or divide into marked intervals for optimal measuring

Usage: calibrate an instrument; graduate a cylinder


Main entry: graduate

Definition: confer an academic degree upon

Usage: This school graduates 2,000 students each year


Main entry: graduate

Definition: receive an academic degree upon completion of one's studies

Usage: She graduated in 1990


Definitions for (adj) graduate

Main entry: postgraduate, graduate

Definition: of or relating to studies beyond a bachelor's degree

Usage: graduate courses


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