Definition of graduate

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  • graduate is a valid Scrabble US word with a point value of 10
  • graduate is a valid Scrabble UK word with a point value of 10
  • graduate is a valid Words with friends word with a point value of 12

Definition of graduate

  • a person who has received a degree from a school (high school or college or university) (noun)

    Synonyms

    1. alum
    2. alumna
    3. alumnus
    4. grad
  • make fine adjustments or divide into marked intervals for optimal measuring (verb)

    Examples

    1. graduate a cylinder

    Synonyms

    1. calibrate
    2. fine-tune
  • of or relating to studies beyond a bachelor's degree (adjective)

    Examples

    1. graduate courses

    Synonyms

    1. postgraduate
  • a measuring instrument for measuring fluid volume; a glass container (cup or cylinder or flask) whose sides are marked with or divided into amounts (noun)
  • confer an academic degree upon (verb)

    Examples

    1. This school graduates 2,000 students each year
  • receive an academic degree upon completion of one's studies (verb)

    Examples

    1. She graduated in 1990

See definition of graduate in Merriam Webster