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Definition of GRADUATE

Graduate
Graduate Grad"u*ate, n. [LL. graduatus, p. p. of graduare to admit to a degree, fr. L. gradus grade. See Grade, n.] 1. One who has received an academical or professional degree; one who has completed the prescribed course of study in any school or institution of learning. 2. A graduated cup, tube, or flask; a measuring glass used by apothecaries and chemists. See under Graduated.
Graduate
Graduate Grad"u*ate, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Graduatedp. pr. & vb. n. Graduating.] [Cf. F. graduer. See Graduate, n., Grade.] 1. To mark with degrees; to divide into regular steps, grades, or intervals, as the scale of a thermometer, a scheme of punishment or rewards, etc. 2. To admit or elevate to a certain grade or degree; esp., in a college or university, to admit, at the close of the course, to an honorable standing defined by a diploma; as, he was graduated at Yale College. 3. To prepare gradually; to arrange, temper, or modify by degrees or to a certain degree; to determine the degrees of; as, to graduate the heat of an oven. Dyers advance and graduate their colors with salts. --Browne. 4. (Chem.) To bring to a certain degree of consistency, by evaporation, as a fluid. Graduating engine, a dividing engine. See Dividing engine, under Dividing.
Graduate
Graduate Grad"u*ate, a. [See Graduate, n. & v.] Arranged by successive steps or degrees; graduated. Beginning with the genus, passing through all the graduate and subordinate stages. --Tatham.
Graduate
Graduate Grad"u*ate, v. i. 1. To pass by degrees; to change gradually; to shade off; as, sandstone which graduates into gneiss; carnelian sometimes graduates into quartz. 2. (Zo["o]l.) To taper, as the tail of certain birds. 3. To take a degree in a college or university; to become a graduate; to receive a diploma. He graduated at Oxford. --Latham. He was brought to their bar and asked where he had graduated. --Macaulay.

Meaning of GRADUATE from wikipedia

- Look up graduate in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. Graduate may refer to: The subject of a graduation, i.e. someone awarded an academic degree Alumnus...
- The Graduate is a 1967 American independent romantic comedy-drama film directed by Mike Nichols and written by Buck Henry and Calder Willingham, based...
- Postgraduate education, graduate education, or graduate school consists of academic or professional degrees, certificates, diplomas, or other qualifications...
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- A graduate diploma (GradD, GDip, GrDip, GradDip) is generally a qualification taken after completion of a first degree, although the level of study varies...
- A graduate certificate is an educational credential representing completion of specialized training at the college or university level. A graduate certificate...
- The Graduate is a 1968 album of songs and music from the soundtrack of Mike Nichols' movie The Graduate. It includes five songs from the folk-rock duo...
- The Graduate Record Examinations (GRE) is a standardized test that is part of the admissions process for many graduate schools in the United States and...
- Graduate unemployment, or educated unemployment, is unemployment among people with an academic degree. Aggravating factors for unemployment are the rapidly...
- The Graduates may refer to: The Graduates (comedy troupe), a comedy troupe of the 1960s and 70s consisting of former Second City performers Michael Mislove...