graduate

nouns

a person who has received a degree from a school (high school or college or university)

a measuring instrument for measuring fluid volume; a glass container (cup or cylinder or flask) whose sides are marked with or divided into amounts

graduate

is a type of (narrower)

instrument that shows the extent or amount or quantity or degree of something

receive an academic degree upon completion of one's studies

"She graduated in 1990"

graduate

is derived from

is derived from

is a type of (narrower)

get something; come into possession of

"receive payment"; "receive a gift"; "receive letters from the front"

confer an academic degree upon

"This school graduates 2,000 students each year"

graduate

is derived from

is derived from

is a type of (narrower)

present

"The university conferred a degree on its most famous former student, who never graduated"; "bestow an honor on someone"

causes

receive an academic degree upon completion of one's studies

"She graduated in 1990"

make fine adjustments or divide into marked intervals for optimal measuring

"calibrate an instrument"; "graduate a cylinder"

calibrate, fine-tune, graduate

is derived from

of or relating to studies beyond a bachelor's degree

"graduate courses"

graduate, postgraduate