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graduate
[ noun adjective graj-oo-it, -eyt; verb graj-oo-eyt ]
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.
adjective
- of, relating to, or involved in academic study beyond the first or bachelor's degree:
graduate courses in business; a graduate student.
- having an academic degree or diploma:
a graduate engineer.
verb (used without object)
- to receive a degree or diploma on completing a course of study (often followed by from ):
She graduated from college in 1985.
- to pass by degrees; change gradually.
verb (used with object)
- to confer a degree upon, or to grant a diploma to, at the close of a course of study, as in a university, college, or school:
Cornell graduated eighty students with honors.
- Informal. to receive a degree or diploma from:
She graduated college in 1950.
- to arrange in grades or gradations; establish gradation in.
- to divide into or mark with degrees or other divisions, as the scale of a thermometer.
graduate
noun
- a person who has been awarded a first degree from a university or college
- ( as modifier )
a graduate profession
- a student who has completed a course of studies at a high school and received a diploma
- a container, such as a flask, marked to indicate its capacity
verb
- to receive or cause to receive a degree or diploma
- tr to confer a degree, diploma, etc upon
- tr to mark (a thermometer, flask, etc) with units of measurement; calibrate
- tr to arrange or sort into groups according to type, quality, etc
- introften foll byto to change by degrees (from something to something else)
Usage Note
Derived Forms
- ˈˌٴǰ, noun
Other Word Forms
- u·tǰ noun
- ԴDz·u·ٱ noun
- p·u·ٱ noun
- ܲ·u·iԲ adjective
Word History and Origins
Word History and Origins
Origin of graduate1
Example Sentences
Dr Munro graduated from Edinburgh university's medical school, before becoming a cruise ship doctor then director of Japan's Yokohama Juzen Hospital.
Ms Carter, a welfare and campaigns officer for the university and who just graduated from a sustainable development degree, said she planned to vote.
There are also fears about whether their sons, daughters and grandchildren can get a job as millions of college graduates are struggling to find work.
The treatment and inflammation led to Ellie developing a cataract that had to be surgically removed, just after she graduated from medical school.
Young people have told the BBC they are finding it harder than ever to get a job, with some graduates frustrated at being turned down for roles at supermarkets.
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