Library / English Dictionary

GRADUATE

 I. (noun) 

Sense 1

Meaning:

A measuring instrument for measuring fluid volume; a glass container (cup or cylinder or flask) whose sides are marked with or divided into amounts

Classified under:

Nouns denoting man-made objects

Hypernyms ("graduate" is a kind of...):

measuring device; measuring instrument; measuring system (instrument that shows the extent or amount or quantity or degree of something)

Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "graduate"):

graduated cylinder (a cylindrical graduate)

Derivation:

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

Sense 2

Meaning:

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

Synonyms:

alum; alumna; alumnus; grad; graduate

Classified under:

Nouns denoting people

Hypernyms ("graduate" is a kind of...):

bookman; scholar; scholarly person; student (a learned person (especially in the humanities); someone who by long study has gained mastery in one or more disciplines)

Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "graduate"):

Ivy Leaguer (a student or graduate at an Ivy League school)

old boy (a former male pupil of a school)

Derivation:

graduate (confer an academic degree upon)

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

 II. (adjective) 

Sense 1

Meaning:

Of or relating to studies beyond a bachelor's degree

Example:

graduate courses

Synonyms:

graduate; postgraduate

Classified under:

Adjectives

Similar:

high (greater than normal in degree or intensity or amount)

 III. (verb) 

Sense 1

Meaning:

Make fine adjustments or divide into marked intervals for optimal measuring

Example:

graduate a cylinder

Synonyms:

calibrate; fine-tune; graduate

Classified under:

Verbs of size, temperature change, intensifying, etc.

Hypernyms (to "graduate" is one way to...):

adjust; correct; set (alter or regulate so as to achieve accuracy or conform to a standard)

Sentence frame:

Somebody ----s something

Derivation:

graduate (a measuring instrument for measuring fluid volume; a glass container (cup or cylinder or flask) whose sides are marked with or divided into amounts)

graduation (a line (as on a vessel or ruler) that marks a measurement)

Sense 2

Meaning:

Confer an academic degree upon

Example:

This school graduates 2,000 students each year

Classified under:

Verbs of buying, selling, owning

Hypernyms (to "graduate" is one way to...):

bestow; confer (present)

Cause:

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

Sentence frame:

Somebody ----s somebody

Derivation:

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

graduation (the successful completion of a program of study)

graduation (an academic exercise in which diplomas are conferred)

Sense 3

Meaning:

Receive an academic degree upon completion of one's studies

Example:

She graduated in 1990

Classified under:

Verbs of buying, selling, owning

Hypernyms (to "graduate" is one way to...):

have; receive (get something; come into possession of)

Sentence frame:

Somebody ----s

Derivation:

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

graduation (the successful completion of a program of study)

graduation (an academic exercise in which diplomas are conferred)

Credits

 Context examples: 

And the next moment, in a voice that was already fairly well under control, “Have you a graduated glass?” he asked.

(The Strange Case Of Dr. Jekyll And Mr. Hyde, by Robert Louis Stevenson)

“It’s a bit like film photography,” explained graduate student researcher Daniel Oran.

(Researchers Use Laser to Shrink Objects to Nanoscale, The Titi Tudorancea Bulletin)

The Doctor of Dental Medicine degree is the first-professional, postgraduate degree awarded for graduates who have completed a program of studies in dental medical science.

(Doctor of Dental Medicine, NCI Thesaurus)

Clinical Nurse Specialist (CNS) - a licensed registered nurse who has graduate preparation (a master's or a doctorate) in nursing as a CNS.

(Clinical Nurse Specialist, NCI Thesaurus)

Indicates that a person has received a degree for completion of the highest award earned for graduate study.

(Academic Doctorate Degree Completion, NCI Thesaurus)

Adding extra zinc accelerated the switch—but not when we reduced the accumulation of Shank 2 or 3, explains Dr. Huong Ha - the study's lead author, a former Stanford graduate student.

(Zinc Deficiency during Pregnancy Linked to Autism in Babies, The Titi Tudorancea Bulletin)

A registered nurse prepared in a graduate level adult nurse practitioner program to provide a full range of health care services on the wellness-illness health care continuum at an advanced level to adults.

(Adult Nurse Practitioner, NCI Thesaurus)

A professional healthcare provider who has graduated from an accredited nursing program, has passed the state exam for licensure, and been registered or licensed to practice by a state authority.

(Nurse, NCI Thesaurus)

The Doctor of Dental Surgery degree is the first-professional, postgraduate degree awarded for graduates who have completed a program of studies in dental surgery.

(Doctor of Dental Surgery, NCI Thesaurus)

Christopher Mankovich, a graduate student in astronomy and astrophysics at UC Santa Cruz, used the data to study wave patterns within the rings.

(Scientists Finally Know What Time It Is on Saturn, NASA)