graduate

graduate: ▪ I. graduate grad‧u‧ate ¹ [ˈgrædʒut] noun [countable]

1. a person who has completed a university degree course, especially for a first degree:

• a science graduate from Oxford University

• The company is looking for a graduate engineer with the ability to lead and motivate a team of four people.

2. a person who has completed a course at a college or school:

• a Harvard business-school graduate

[m0] ▪ II. graduate graduate ² adjective [only before a noun]

a graduate student is someone studying for their second degree

[m0] ▪ III. graduate graduate ³ [ˈgrædʒueɪt] verb

1. [intransitive] to obtain a degree, especially a first degree, from a college or university:

graduate from

• He graduated from the University of California with a degree in mathematics.

2. [intransitive] to complete your education at high

3. [transitive] to give a degree or Diploma to someone who has completed a course

4. graduate from/to something MARKETING to start buying a product etc that is better than the one you bought before:

• They bought low-priced homes after graduating from rooming houses and apartments.

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graduate UK US /ˈgrædʒuət/ noun [C]

► a student who has completed a university or college degree: »a 2010 college graduate
a graduate of sth »Li is a graduate of Beijing University.
»an Oxford/Harvard/Columbia graduate
»a psychology/journalism/engineering graduate

► US a student who has completed high school: »The boys were graduates of Winthrop High School.
»a high school graduate

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graduate UK US /ˈgrædjueɪt/ verb

► [I] to complete a degree at a college or university: »The pharmacy college will hold classes for 12 months a year so that its students can graduate in three years .
graduate from sth »In India, roughly two million English speakers graduate from university each year.

► [I] US to complete high school: »The program continues until the students graduate from high school.

► [T] US if a university, college, or school graduates students, it gives them an official document that proves they have completed their education there: »The business community has been frustrated that our city schools were graduating people who were illiterate.

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Synonyms:

Mark with degrees, divide into regular intervals / Adjust, adapt, proportion, regulate / Confer a degree upon, honor with a degree, invest with a degree, Take a degree, receive a diploma, Laureate, recipient or bearer of a degree, alumnus or alumna

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Graduate — refers to someone who has been the subject of a Graduation. See also: Alumnus.It may also refer to: * someone who has been awarded a degree by a university or college. *Graduate school, a school that awards advanced degrees. *Graduate student or… … Wikipedia
graduate — [gra′jo͞o it; ] for v. [ gra′jo͞o āt΄] n. [< ML graduatus, pp. of graduare, to graduate < L gradus: see GRADE] 1. a person who has completed a course of study at a school or college and has received a degree or diploma 2. a flask, tube, or… … English World dictionary
Graduate — Grad u*ate, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Graduated}p. pr. & vb. n. {Graduating}.] [Cf. F. graduer. See {Graduate}, n., {Grade}.] [1913 Webster] 1. To mark with degrees; to divide into regular steps, grades, or intervals, as the scale of a thermometer, a… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Graduate — Grad u*ate, a. [See {Graduate}, n. & v.] Arranged by successive steps or degrees; graduated. [1913 Webster] Beginning with the genus, passing through all the graduate and subordinate stages. Tatham. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
graduate — [n] person who completes education, pursuit alum*, alumnus, baccalaureate, bachelor, collegian, diplomate, doctor, former student, grad, holder, licentiate, master, Ph.D., product, recipient; concept 350 Ant. undergraduate graduate [v1] complete… … New thesaurus
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. [1913 Webster] 2. (Zo[ o]l.) To taper, as the tail of certain birds. [1913 Webster]… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
graduate — verb. There is no problem with the ordinary intransitive meaning (without an object), as in He graduated from Yale in 1994 and She graduated last year. The newer AmE use with the name of the university or college as a kind of adverbial with from… … Modern English usage
graduate — ► NOUN ▪ a person who has been awarded a first academic degree, or (N. Amer. ) a high school diploma. ► VERB 1) successfully complete a degree, course, or (N. Amer. ) high school. 2) (graduate to) move up to (something more advanced). 3) arrange… … English terms dictionary
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… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
graduate — index file (arrange), fix (arrange), measure, prefer, promote (advance), sort … Law dictionary
graduate — vb *class, grade, rank, rate, gradate Analogous words: *order, arrange: divide, *separate: *distinguish, differentiate, demarcate, discriminate … New Dictionary of Synonyms

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