graduate meaning and definition

GRADUATE noun

Definition of graduate (noun)

1. a person who has received a degree from a school (high school or college or university)
   • synonyms: alum, alumna, alumnus, 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 verb

Definition of graduate (verb)

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"
   • synonyms: calibrate, fine-tune

GRADUATE adjective

Definition of graduate (adjective)

1. of or relating to studies beyond a bachelor's degree
   • "graduate courses"
   • synonyms: postgraduate