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   graduate

   noun

   • 1. a person who has successfully completed a course of study or training, especially a person who has been awarded an undergraduate or first academic degree.
   • ▪ a person who has received a high school diploma: North American "she is 19, a graduate of Lincoln High"
   • 2. a graduated cup, tube, flask, or measuring glass, used especially by chemists and pharmacists. North American

   verb

   • 1. successfully complete an academic degree, course of training, or (in North America) high school: "he graduated from Glasgow University in 1990" Similar qualifypass one's examspassbe certifiedbe licensedtake an academic degreereceive/get one's degreebecome a graduatecomplete one's studies
   • ▪ receive an academic degree from: informal US "he graduated Harvard in 1965"
   • ▪ confer a degree or other academic qualification on: North American "the school graduated more than one hundred arts majors in its first year" Similar qualifypass one's examspassbe certifiedbe licensedtake an academic degreereceive/get one's degreebecome a graduatecomplete one's studies
   • ▪ move up to (a more advanced level or position): "he started with motorbikes but now he's graduated to his first car" Similar progressadvancemove upgo upproceeddevelopgain promotionbe promotedOpposite regressbe demoted
   • 2. arrange in a series or according to a scale: "the stones were graduated in height from the lowest near the entrance to the tallest opposite" Similar arrange in a seriesarrange in orderordergroupclassifyclasscategorizerankgraderange
   • ▪ mark out (an instrument or container) in degrees or other proportionate gradations: "the stem was graduated with marks for each hour" Similar calibratemark offmeasure off/outdivide into degreesgrade
   • 3. change (something, typically colour or shade) gradually or step by step: "the colour is graduated from the middle of the frame to the top"

   Word Origin late Middle English: from medieval Latin graduat- ‘graduated’, from graduare ‘take a degree’, from Latin gradus ‘degree, step’.

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   GRADUATE definition: 1. a person who has a first degree from a university or college: 2. a person who has finished…. Learn more.

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   The meaning of GRADUATE is to receive an academic degree or diploma. How to use graduate in a sentence. Usage of Graduate: Usage Guide

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   A graduate is someone who has received a degree from a school. As a verb graduate refers to the act of receiving this degree “I plan to graduate from college in the spring,” or the act of giving a degree “I want to graduate all of my students.” In a scientific sense, graduate can mean to calibrate for fine adjustments. To make a ...

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   noun. a person who has received a degree or diploma on completing a course of study, as in a university, college, or school. a student who holds the bachelor's or the first professional degree and is studying for an advanced degree. a graduated cylinder, used for measuring.

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7. www.collinsdictionary.com › dictionary › englishGRADUATE definition and meaning | Collins English Dictionary

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   A graduate is a student who has completed a course at a college or university. His parents are both university graduates. American English : graduate / ˈgrædʒuɪt /

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   Definition of graduate verb in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.

9. www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com › definition › englishgraduate noun - Definition, pictures, pronunciation and usage...

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   In British English, a graduate is a person who has completed a first degree at a university or college. In North American English graduate is usually used with another noun and can also apply to a person who has finished high school: a high school graduate; a graduate student.

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    graduate meaning, definition, what is graduate: someone who has completed a university d...: Learn more.

11. dictionary.cambridge.org › dictionary › learner-englishGRADUATE | meaning - Cambridge Learner's Dictionary

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    GRADUATE definition: 1. someone who has studied for and received a degree from a university: 2. a person who has…. Learn more.