GRADUATE

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

  synonyms : alum , alumna , alumnus , grad

• (verb) make fine adjustments or divide into marked intervals for optimal measuring

  "calibrate an instrument", "graduate a cylinder"

  synonyms : calibrate , fine-tune

• (verb) confer an academic degree upon

  "This school graduates 2,000 students each year"

• (verb) receive an academic degree upon completion of one's studies

  "She graduated in 1990"

• (adj.) of or relating to studies beyond a bachelor's degree

  "graduate courses"

  synonyms : postgraduate

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