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graduate
grad·u·ate G0214600 (grăj′o͞o-āt′)v. grad·u·at·ed, grad·u·at·ing, grad·u·ates v.intr.1. To be granted an academic degree or diploma: Most of the entering freshmen stayed to graduate.2. a. To change gradually or by degrees: "The most weighty of all the arguments against treating the races of man as distinct species, is that they graduate into each other" (Charles Darwin).b. To advance to a new level of skill, achievement, or activity: After a month of diving instruction, they all graduated to back flips.v.tr.1. a. To grant an academic degree or diploma to: The school has graduated many gifted chemists.b. Usage Problem To receive an academic degree from: How many chemists graduated the Institute last year?2. To arrange or divide into categories, steps, or grades: graduate an income tax.3. To divide into marked intervals, especially for use in measurement: graduate a thermometer.n. (-ĭt)1. One who has received an academic degree or diploma.2. A graduated container, such as a cylinder or beaker.adj. (-ĭt)1. Possessing an academic degree or diploma.2. Of, intended for, or relating to studies beyond a bachelor's degree: graduate courses.
[Middle English graduaten, to confer a degree, from Medieval Latin graduārī, graduāt-, to take a degree, from Latin gradus, step; see grade.]
grad′u·a′tor n.Usage Note: Traditionally, the verb graduate denotes the action of conferring an academic degree or diploma, and this sense has often been conveyed in the passive voice, as in They were graduated from Yale in 2010. This usage still exists, though it is somewhat old-fashioned and may be slipping away. In our 1988 survey, 78 percent of the Usage Panel accepted this sentence, but almost half the Panel found it unacceptable in our 2006 survey. Nonetheless, this older use of the verb is both acceptable and widespread when the verb is expressed in the active voice and the institution is the subject: The university graduated more computer science majors in 2010 than in the entire previous decade. Another transitive use, in which the student is the subject and the institution is the object, as in She graduated Yale in 2010, does not find favor with the Panel. Some 77 percent objected to this usage in 1988 and again in 2006. The intransitive, and most frequent, use of the verb, as in They graduated from Yale in 2010, was ruled acceptable by 97 percent of the Panel in 2006.graduate n 1. (Education) a. a person who has been awarded a first degree from a university or collegeb. (as modifier): a graduate profession. 2. (Education) US and Canadian a student who has completed a course of studies at a high school and received a diploma 3. (Chemistry) US a container, such as a flask, marked to indicate its capacity vb 4. (Education) to receive or cause to receive a degree or diploma 5. (Education) (tr) chiefly US and Canadian to confer a degree, diploma, etc, upon 6. (tr) to mark (a thermometer, flask, etc) with units of measurement; calibrate 7. (tr) to arrange or sort into groups according to type, quality, etc 8. (often foll by: to) to change by degrees (from something to something else) [C15: from Medieval Latin graduārī to take a degree, from Latin gradus a step] ˈgraduˌator ngrad•u•ate (n., adj. ˈgrædʒ u ɪt, -ˌeɪt; v. -ˌeɪt)
n., adj., v. -at•ed, -at•ing. n. 1. a person who has received a degree or diploma on completing a course of study at a university, college, or school. 2. a student who holds the bachelor's or the first professional degree and is studying for an advanced degree. 3. a cylindrical or tapering graduated container, used for measuring. adj. 4. of, pertaining to, or involved in academic study beyond the bachelor's degree: a graduate student. 5. having an academic degree or diploma. v.i. 6. to receive a degree or diploma on completing a course of study: to graduate from college. 7. to pass by degrees; change gradually. v.t. 8. to confer a degree upon or grant a diploma to. 9. to receive a degree or diploma from: to graduate college. 10. to arrange in grades or gradations; establish gradation in. 11. to divide into or mark with degrees or other divisions, as the scale of a thermometer. [1375–1425; < Medieval Latin graduārī to grade, graduate, derivative of Latin gradus grade] grad′u•a`tor, n. usage: graduate followed by from is the most common construction today: to graduate from Yale. The passive form, once considered to be the only correct pattern, occurs infrequently today: to be graduated from Yale. Although condemned by some as nonstandard, the use of graduate as a transitive verb meaning “to receive a degree or diploma from” is increasing in both speech and writing: to graduate high school. graduateA graduate is someone who has successfully completed a first degree at a university or college. In America, a high school graduate is someone who has completed all of the requirements at a high school. See high schoolSomeone who already has a first degree and who is studying for a higher degree can be called a graduate student, a postgraduate student, or a postgraduate. In America, graduate student is the usual term. graduate
Past participle: graduated
Gerund: graduating
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| graduate | | graduate |
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| I graduate | | you graduate | | he/she/it graduates | | we graduate | | you graduate | | they graduate |
| Preterite |
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| I graduated | | you graduated | | he/she/it graduated | | we graduated | | you graduated | | they graduated |
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| I am graduating | | you are graduating | | he/she/it is graduating | | we are graduating | | you are graduating | | they are graduating |
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| I have graduated | | you have graduated | | he/she/it has graduated | | we have graduated | | you have graduated | | they have graduated |
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| I was graduating | | you were graduating | | he/she/it was graduating | | we were graduating | | you were graduating | | they were graduating |
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| I had graduated | | you had graduated | | he/she/it had graduated | | we had graduated | | you had graduated | | they had graduated |
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| I will graduate | | you will graduate | | he/she/it will graduate | | we will graduate | | you will graduate | | they will graduate |
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| I will have graduated | | you will have graduated | | he/she/it will have graduated | | we will have graduated | | you will have graduated | | they will have graduated |
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| I will be graduating | | you will be graduating | | he/she/it will be graduating | | we will be graduating | | you will be graduating | | they will be graduating |
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| I have been graduating | | you have been graduating | | he/she/it has been graduating | | we have been graduating | | you have been graduating | | they have been graduating |
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| I will have been graduating | | you will have been graduating | | he/she/it will have been graduating | | we will have been graduating | | you will have been graduating | | they will have been graduating |
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| I had been graduating | | you had been graduating | | he/she/it had been graduating | | we had been graduating | | you had been graduating | | they had been graduating |
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| I would graduate | | you would graduate | | he/she/it would graduate | | we would graduate | | you would graduate | | they would graduate |
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| I would have graduated | | you would have graduated | | he/she/it would have graduated | | we would have graduated | | you would have graduated | | they would have graduated |
graduateTo be awarded an academic degree or diploma by a school, college, or university. A graduate is a person who has been awarded such a degree or diploma.Thesaurus| Noun | 1. |  graduate - a person who has received a degree from a school (high school or college or university)alumna, alumnus, grad, alumIvy Leaguer - a student or graduate at an Ivy League schoolold boy - a former male pupil of a schoolbookman, scholar, scholarly person, student - a learned person (especially in the humanities); someone who by long study has gained mastery in one or more disciplines | | 2. | graduate - a measuring instrument for measuring fluid volume; a glass container (cup or cylinder or flask) whose sides are marked with or divided into amountsgraduated cylinder - a cylindrical graduatemeasuring device, measuring instrument, measuring system - instrument that shows the extent or amount or quantity or degree of something | | Verb | 1. | graduate - receive an academic degree upon completion of one's studies; "She graduated in 1990"receive, have - get something; come into possession of; "receive payment"; "receive a gift"; "receive letters from the front" | | 2. | graduate - confer an academic degree upon; "This school graduates 2,000 students each year"bestow, confer - present; "The university conferred a degree on its most famous former student, who never graduated"; "bestow an honor on someone" | | 3. | graduate - make fine adjustments or divide into marked intervals for optimal measuring; "calibrate an instrument"; "graduate a cylinder"calibrate, fine-tuneadjust, correct, set - alter or regulate so as to achieve accuracy or conform to a standard; "Adjust the clock, please"; "correct the alignment of the front wheels" | | Adj. | 1. | graduate - of or relating to studies beyond a bachelor's degree; "graduate courses"postgraduatehigh - greater than normal in degree or intensity or amount; "a high temperature"; "a high price"; "the high point of his career"; "high risks"; "has high hopes"; "the river is high"; "he has a high opinion of himself" |
graduateverb1. qualify, pass, receive a degree She graduated in English and Drama from Manchester University.2. progress, advance, proceed, move on or up From commercials she quickly graduated to television shows.3. mark off, grade, proportion, regulate, gauge, calibrate, measure out The volume control knob is graduated from 1 to 11.4. classify, rank, grade, group, order, sort, range, arrange, sequence proposals to introduce an income tax which is graduatedTranslationsgraduate (ˈgradjueit) verb1. to receive a degree, diploma etc. He graduated in German and French. 畢業 毕业2. to mark out with regular divisions. A thermometer is graduated in degrees. 標上刻度 标上刻度 (-ət) noun a person who has been awarded a degree or diploma. a graduate in French. 大學畢業生 大学毕业生ˌgraduˈation noun1. the act or ceremony of graduating from a college, university etc. The graduation will be held in the large hall; (also adjective) a graduation ceremony. 畢業典禮 毕业典礼2. a marked division. the graduations on a thermometer. 刻度 刻度graduate
Christmas graduateA college or university student who discontinues their education after the end of the first term (i.e., around Christmastime). Primarily heard in US, South Africa. While I firmly believe in the importance of continued education, there are always a few Christmas graduates each year for whom college is just not well suited.See also: Christmas, graduategraduate from (something)1. To complete one's studies in a particular school or program. I can't believe we're about to graduate from college—how did four years go by that quickly? I graduate from my doctoral program in May.2. To advance to a higher rank. At the end of the summer, I'll graduate from being a junior counselor to being a regular camp counselor.See also: graduategraduate in (something)To complete one's studies in a particular subject. It took six years, but I finally graduated in biology.See also: graduategraduate with (something)To complete one's studies in a particular school or program, resulting in the awarding of a particular degree or status. It took six years, but I finally graduated with a degree in biology. Of course Haley graduated with highest honors—she's always been a great student.See also: graduategraduate (in something) (with something)to earn a degree in some subject with honors, etc. I graduated in math with highest honors. Sharon graduated with honors in medicine.graduate (in something) (with something)to earn a degree in some subject with honors, etc. I graduated in math with highest honors. Sharon graduated with honors in medicine.graduate fromv.1. To move up from one position, rank, or level, to a higher one: That year, the athletes graduated from amateur to professional status in the competition.2. To complete the academic requirements of some institution, usually receiving an academic degree: I graduated from college with a degree in history.See also: graduategraduate inv. To complete the requirements of an institution and receive an academic degree in some subject: I graduated in mathematics from the local community college.See also: graduategraduate withv. To complete the academic requirements of an institution for something, especially a degree or an honor: I graduated with a degree in mathematics. Few students graduated with honors this year.See also: graduategraduate (ˈgrædʒuət)1. n. a person experienced in life, especially sexually experienced. Britney is a graduate. Nothing is new to her. 2. (ˈgrædʒuet) in. to move from casual drug use to addiction. (Drugs.) Gert graduated to smack after only a year of skin-popping. graduate
graduate1. a. a person who has been awarded a first degree from a university or college b. (as modifier): a graduate profession 2. US and Canadian a student who has completed a course of studies at a high school and received a diploma 3. US a container, such as a flask, marked to indicate its capacity graduate[′graj·ə·wət] (chemistry) A cylindrical vessel that is calibrated in fluid ounces or milliliters or both; used to measure the volume of liquids. graduate
graduate [graj´oo-at] 1. person who has received a degree from a university or college.2. a measuring vessel marked by a series of lines.grad·u·ate (grad'yū-ăt), A vessel, usually of glass and suitably marked, used for measuring the volume of liquids; graduate cylinder. [Mediev. L. graduatus, fr. L. gradus, step] graduate An obsolete term that dignified laboratory glassware with marks for measuring volume; it is still used in adjectival form, as in a graduated cylinder.AcronymsSeeGRADgraduate
Synonyms for graduateverb qualifySynonyms- qualify
- pass
- receive a degree
verb progressSynonyms- progress
- advance
- proceed
- move on or up
verb mark offSynonyms- mark off
- grade
- proportion
- regulate
- gauge
- calibrate
- measure out
verb classifySynonyms- classify
- rank
- grade
- group
- order
- sort
- range
- arrange
- sequence
Synonyms for graduatenoun a person who has received a degree from a school (high school or college or university)SynonymsRelated Words- Ivy Leaguer
- old boy
- bookman
- scholar
- scholarly person
- student
noun a measuring instrument for measuring fluid volumeRelated Words- graduated cylinder
- measuring device
- measuring instrument
- measuring system
verb receive an academic degree upon completion of one's studiesRelated Wordsverb confer an academic degree uponRelated Wordsverb make fine adjustments or divide into marked intervals for optimal measuringSynonymsRelated Wordsadj of or relating to studies beyond a bachelor's degreeSynonymsRelated Words |