Sekirov Dictionary

graduate

UK /ˈɡɹædjueɪt/US /ˈɡɹæd͡ʒueɪt/

verb 10
/ˈɡɹæd͡ʒuɪt/ adjective 3
/ˈɡɹæd͡ʒuɪt/ noun 4
forms 5
phrases 1

verb10

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to finish a full course of study at a university or school and be given a degree
- The man graduated in 1967.
- Trisha graduated from college.
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To certify (a student) as having earned a degree
- Indiana University graduated the student.
- The college graduated him as soon as he was no longer eligible to play under NCAA rules.
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(nonstandard) To be certified as having earned a degree from; to graduate from (an institution).
- Trisha graduated college.
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To change gradually.
- sandstone which graduates into gneiss; carnelian sometimes graduates into quartz
To taper, as the tail of certain birds.
To mark (something) with degrees; to divide into regular steps or intervals, as the scale of a thermometer, a scheme of punishment or rewards, etc.
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To prepare gradually; to arrange, temper, or modify by degrees or to a certain degree; to determine the degrees of.
- Dyers, who advance and graduate their colours with salts. — 1650
To bring to a certain degree of consistency, by evaporation, as a fluid.
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To approve (a feature) for general release.
- We have graduated the new machine-learning features and will roll them out tomorrow.
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Of an idol: to exit a group; or of a virtual YouTuber, to leave a management agency; usually accompanied with "graduation ceremony" send-offs, increased focus on the leaving member, and the like.
- Fans speculate that she was forced to graduate due to harassment and doxxing by stalkers and haters.

graduate

/ˈɡɹæd͡ʒuɪt/

adjective3

noun4

A person who is recognized as having completed any of various levels of education.
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A person who is recognized by a university as having completed the requirements of a degree studied at the institution.
- If the government wants graduates to stay in the country, they should offer more incentives.
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(US, Canada) A person who is recognized by a high school as having completed the requirements of a course of study at the school.
- If the school board wants a higher percentage of students to become graduates, they should improve their remedial help for underachieving students.
A graduated (marked) cup or other container, thus fit for measuring.

forms

graduated · graduating · graduates · more graduate · most graduate

Phrases with graduate

Christmas graduate
A freshman who drops out of college at the end of the first semester.

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