graduate (n.)

  1. a person who has received a degree from a school (high school or college or university)

    [ Syn: alumnus , alumna , alum , grad ]

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

    graduate (adj.)

  1. of or relating to studies beyond a bachelors degree; graduate courses

    [ Syn: postgraduate ]

    graduate (v.)

  1. receive an academic degree upon completion of one's studies; She graduated in 1990'

  2. confer an academic degree upon; This school graduates 2, 000 students each year'

  3. make fine adjustments or divide into marked intervals for optimal measuring; calibrate an instrument; graduate a cylinder

    [ Syn: calibrate , fine-tune ]

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