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graduate [ˈgræʤəˌweɪt]

1 graduate verb
  • to earn a degree or diploma from a school, college, or university
  • to award a degree or diploma to (a student)—usually used as (be) graduated
  • to earn a degree or diploma from (a school, college, or university)

2 graduate noun
  • a person who has earned a degree or diploma from a school, college, or university —often + of

3 graduate adjective
  • of or relating to a course of studies taken at a college or university after earning a bachelor's degree or other first degree : postgraduate