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graduate Definition

gradu·ate (gra′jo̵̅o̅ it; for v. gra′jo̵̅o̅ āt′)

noun

  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 other container marked with a progressive series of degrees (lines or numbers or both) for measuring liquids or solids

Etymology: < ML graduatus, pp. of graduare, to graduate < L gradus: see grade

transitive verb -·at′ed, -·at′·ing

  1. to give a degree or diploma to in recognition of the completion of a course of study at a school or college
  2. Informal to become a graduate of to graduate college
  3. to mark (a flask, tube, gauge, etc.) with degrees for measuring
    1. to arrange or classify into grades according to amount, size, etc.
    2. to arrange in grades or stages graduated income tax

intransitive verb

  1. to become a graduate of a school or college
  2. to change, esp. advance, by degrees

adjective

  1. having been graduated from a school, college, etc. a graduate engineer
  2. ☆ designating, of, for, or participating in instruction or research in various fields leading to degrees above the bachelor's graduate courses, graduate students

graduate Related Forms
grad′u·a′tor noun
graduate Synonyms

graduate

n.

recipient of a degree, recipient of a certificate, alumnus, alumna, former student, holder of a degree, holder of a certificate, baccalaureate, bachelor, licentiate, diplomate, product, grad*, alum*.

graduate Synonyms

graduate

v.

  1. To give a degree

    grant a degree to, grant a diploma to, grant a certificate to, confer a degree on, confer a diploma on, confer a certificate on, send out, certify, give a sheepskin to*.

  2. To receive a degree

    receive a degree, be awarded a degree, win a degree, earn a degree, take a degree, receive a diploma, be awarded a diploma, win a diploma, earn a diploma, receive a certificate, be awarded a certificate, earn a certificate, become an alumna, become an alumnus, get out, finish, finish up, become qualified, be certificated, be commissioned, get a B.A., get an M.A., get a Ph.D., get an M.D., get a sheepskin*.

  3. To mark gradations

    calibrate, grade, measure, regulate; see measure 1.

graduate Usage Examples

Object

  • stocking: However, in the stroke community there is increasing uncertainty about the use of graduated stockings.

Converse of object

  • equip: It equips graduates with the all-round skills that are necessary to succeed in a constantly developing business environment.
  • recruit: Vacancies We recruit graduates into our audit team in the Bristol office.
  • qualify: He has come to the course as a highly qualified graduate, with a first class honors degree in history.
  • employ: Read about one of our advisers who came from an entirely different sector To make a job inquiry, click here employing graduates?

Adjective modifier

  • honorary: To this end, Honorary Graduates will be asked to assist the University in whatever way they consider most appropriate.
  • recent: A number of our recent graduates are employed in the National Assembly in various capacities.
  • Recent: Recent graduates with English mother tongue but strong language skills have been recruited to several roles in this growing company.
  • talented: Teach for London - £ 136,500 Toward the costs over two years of a program encouraging talented graduates to teach in London.

Modifies a noun

  • recruiter: More liaison with TECs and graduate recruiters would help rectify this. i. What are the purposes of graduate schools?
  • trainee: They are recruited on a similar process to the [ fast-track graduate trainees ] .
  • recruitment: James Darley, director of graduate recruitment at Teach First, said he was " bowled over " by the news.
  • student: About 80 graduate students are admitted each year to study all academic subjects.
  • employability: With all this on offer, it's hardly surprising that we're currently in the UK's top 5 for graduate employability.
  • caliber: You will be of graduate caliber with chilled recipe dish experience.

Noun used with modifier

  • honors: Honors graduates will qualify for a Certificate of Eligibility to sit the CTA exams without first passing the ATT exams.
  • doll: Making them a hot collectible item, various Groovy Girls dolls graduate each year.
  • post: The trend in workshops, at least at a post graduate level, is toward the literary novel.

Preposition: with

  • degree: This program aims to meet the needs of graduates with degrees in physical sciences who wish to apply their quantitative skills to environmental problems.
  • honor: In 1968 Stevie graduated with honors from the Michigan School for the Blind thus enabling him to now spend more time developing his music.
graduate Quotes

My generation of Canadians grew up believing that, if we were very good or very smart, or both, we would someday graduate from Canada.

—Fulford, Robert

It was better to love a woman than to be a graduate, or a parson; ay, or a pope!

—Hardy,Thomas