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grad·u·ate 
[n., adj. graj-oo-it, -eyt; v. graj-oo-eyt] Pronunciation Key noun, adjective, verb, -at·ed, -at·ing.
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[n., adj. graj-oo-it, -eyt; v. graj-oo-eyt] Pronunciation Key noun, adjective, verb, -at·ed, -at·ing. –noun
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–verb (used with object)
| 1. | a person who has received a degree or diploma on completing a course of study, as in a university, college, or school. |
| 2. | a student who holds the bachelor's or the first professional degree and is studying for an advanced degree. |
| 3. | a cylindrical or tapering graduated container, used for measuring. |
| 4. | of, pertaining to, or involved in academic study beyond the first or bachelor's degree: graduate courses in business; a graduate student. |
| 5. | having an academic degree or diploma: a graduate engineer. |
| 6. | to receive a degree or diploma on completing a course of study (often fol. by from): She graduated from college in 1985. |
| 7. | to pass by degrees; change gradually. |
| 8. | to confer a degree upon, or to grant a diploma to, at the close of a course of study, as in a university, college, or school: Cornell graduated eighty students with honors. |
| 9. | Informal. to receive a degree or diploma from: She graduated college in 1950. |
| 10. | to arrange in grades or gradations; establish gradation in. |
| 11. | to divide into or mark with degrees or other divisions, as the scale of a thermometer. |
[Origin: 1375–1425; late ME < ML graduātus (ptp. of graduāre), equiv. to grad(us) grade, step + -u- thematic vowel + -ātus -ate1]
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grad·u·a·tor, noun
—Usage note In the sense “to receive a degree or diploma” graduate followed by from is the most common construction today: Her daughter graduated from Yale in 1981. The passive form was graduated from, formerly insisted upon as the only correct pattern, has decreased in use and occurs infrequently today: My husband was graduated from West Point last year.
Even though it is condemned by some as nonstandard, the use of graduate as a transitive verb meaning “to receive a degree or diploma from” is increasing in frequency in both speech and writing: The twins graduated high school in 1974.
Even though it is condemned by some as nonstandard, the use of graduate as a transitive verb meaning “to receive a degree or diploma from” is increasing in frequency in both speech and writing: The twins graduated high school in 1974.
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American Heritage Dictionary - Cite This Source - Share This
| grad·u·ate
(grāj'ōō-āt') Pronunciation Key
v. grad·u·at·ed, grad·u·at·ing, grad·u·ates v. intr.
v. tr.
n. (-ĭt)
adj. (-ĭt)
[Middle English graduaten, to confer a degree, from Medieval Latin graduārī, graduāt-, to take a degree, from Latin gradus, step; see grade.] grad'u·a'tor n. Usage Note: The verb graduate has denoted the action of conferring an academic degree or diploma since at least 1421. Accordingly, the action of receiving a degree should be expressed in the passive, as in She was graduated from Yale in 1998. This use is still current, if old-fashioned, and is acceptable to 78 percent of the Usage Panel. In general usage, however, it has largely yielded to the much more recent active pattern (first attested in 1807): She graduated from Yale in 1998. Eighty-nine percent of the Panel accepts this use. It has the advantage of ascribing the accomplishment to the student, rather than to the institution, which is usually appropriate in discussions of individual students. When the institution's responsibility is emphasized, however, the older pattern may still be recommended. A sentence such as The university graduated more computer science majors in 1997 than in the entire previous decade stresses the university's accomplishment, say, of its computer science program. On the other hand, the sentence More computer science majors graduated in 1997 than in the entire previous decade implies that the class of 1997 was in some way a remarkable group. · The Usage Panel feels quite differently about the use of graduate to mean "to receive a degree from," as in She graduated Yale in 1998. Seventy-seven percent object to this usage. |
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Online Etymology Dictionary - Cite This Source - Share This
graduate (n.)
graduate (n.)
1479, from M.L. graduatus, pp. of graduari "to take a degree," from L. gradus "step, grade" (see grade). The abbreviated form grad is attested from 1871. The verb is 1588 (trans.), 1807 (intrans.).
Online Etymology Dictionary, © 2001 Douglas Harper
WordNet - Cite This Source - Share This
| graduate | |
adjective | |
| 1. | of or relating to studies beyond a bachelor's degree; "graduate courses" |
noun | |
| 1. | a person who has received a degree from a school (high school or college or university) [syn: alumnus] |
| 2. | a measuring instrument for measuring fluid volume; a glass container (cup or cylinder or flask) whose sides are marked with or divided into amounts |
verb | |
| 1. | receive an academic degree upon completion of one's studies; "She graduated in 1990" |
| 2. | confer an academic degree upon; "This school graduates 2,000 students each year" |
| 3. | make fine adjustments or divide into marked intervals for optimal measuring; "calibrate an instrument"; "graduate a cylinder" [syn: calibrate] |
WordNet® 3.0, © 2006 by Princeton University.
Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary - Cite This Source - Share This
Graduate
Grad"u*ate\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Graduatedp. pr. & vb. n. Graduating.] [Cf. F. graduer. See Graduate, n., Grade.]1. To mark with degrees; to divide into regular steps, grades, or intervals, as the scale of a thermometer, a scheme of punishment or rewards, etc. 2. To admit or elevate to a certain grade or degree; esp., in a college or university, to admit, at the close of the course, to an honorable standing defined by a diploma; as, he was graduated at Yale College. 3. To prepare gradually; to arrange, temper, or modify by degrees or to a certain degree; to determine the degrees of; as, to graduate the heat of an oven. Dyers advance and graduate their colors with salts. --Browne. 4. (Chem.) To bring to a certain degree of consistency, by evaporation, as a fluid. Graduating engine, a dividing engine. See Dividing engine, under Dividing.
Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary, © 1996, 1998 MICRA, Inc.
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Graduate
Grad"u*ate\, v. i. 1. To pass by degrees; to change gradually; to shade off; as, sandstone which graduates into gneiss; carnelian sometimes graduates into quartz. 2. (Zo["o]l.) To taper, as the tail of certain birds. 3. To take a degree in a college or university; to become a graduate; to receive a diploma. He graduated at Oxford. --Latham. He was brought to their bar and asked where he had graduated. --Macaulay.
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Graduate
Grad"u*ate\, n. [LL. graduatus, p. p. of graduare to admit to a degree, fr. L. gradus grade. See Grade, n.]1. One who has received an academical or professional degree; one who has completed the prescribed course of study in any school or institution of learning. 2. A graduated cup, tube, or flask; a measuring glass used by apothecaries and chemists. See under Graduated.
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Graduate
Grad"u*ate\, a. [See Graduate, n. & v.] Arranged by successive steps or degrees; graduated. Beginning with the genus, passing through all the graduate and subordinate stages. --Tatham.
Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary, © 1996, 1998 MICRA, Inc.
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