English adjective: graduate | |||
1. | graduate of or relating to studies beyond a bachelor's degree | ||
Samples | Graduate courses. | ||
Synonyms | postgraduate | ||
Similar | high | ||
Antonyms | low | ||
English noun: graduate | |||
1. | graduate (person) a person who has received a degree from a school (high school or college or university) | ||
Synonyms | alum, alumna, alumnus, grad | ||
Broader (hypernym) | bookman, scholar, scholarly person, student | ||
Narrower (hyponym) | Ivy Leaguer, old boy | ||
2. | graduate (artifact) a measuring instrument for measuring fluid volume; a glass container (cup or cylinder or flask) whose sides are marked with or divided into amounts | ||
Broader (hypernym) | measuring device, measuring instrument, measuring system | ||
Narrower (hyponym) | graduated cylinder | ||
English verb: graduate | |||
1. | graduate (possession) receive an academic degree upon completion of one's studies | ||
Samples | She graduated in 1990. | ||
Pattern of use | Somebody ----s | ||
Broader (hypernym) | have, receive | ||
2. | graduate (possession) confer an academic degree upon | ||
Samples | This school graduates 2,000 students each year. | ||
Pattern of use | Somebody ----s somebody | ||
Broader (hypernym) | bestow, confer | ||
Cause | graduate | ||
3. | graduate (change) make fine adjustments or divide into marked intervals for optimal measuring | ||
Samples | Calibrate an instrument. Graduate a cylinder. | ||
Synonyms | calibrate, fine-tune | ||
Pattern of use | Somebody ----s something | ||
Broader (hypernym) | adjust, correct, set | ||