English dictionary
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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 | ||
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