Graduate

Quick meaning: Graduate is a noun meaning A person who is recognized by a university as having completed the requirements of a degree studied at the institution.

Meaning

A person who is recognized by a university as having completed the requirements of a degree studied at the institution.

More Meanings

1. (US, Canada) A person who is recognized by a high school as having completed the requirements of a course of study at the school.
2. (Philippines) A person who is recognized as having completed any level of education.
3. A graduated (marked) cup or other container, thus fit for measuring.
4. graduated, arranged by degrees
5. holding an academic degree
6. relating to an academic degree
7. (intransitive, ergative) To be recognized by a school or university as having completed the requirements of a degree studied at the institution.

Example Sentences

Trisha graduated college.

The man graduated in 1967.

Trisha graduated from college.

Indiana University graduated the student.

Word Forms

• graduates
• graduating
• graduated

Synonyms for graduate

Depending on context, synonyms include alum, alumna, alumnus, calibrate, fine-tune, grad.

Antonyms for graduate

Common opposites include student, drop-out.

Related Words

Related dictionary entries include postgraduate, grad, alumnus, alumna, calibrate, fine-tune.

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