GRADUATE as NOUN

  1. Meaning
    • a measuring instrument for measuring fluid volume
    • a glass container (cup or cylinder or flask) whose sides are marked with or divided into amounts
    Hypernyms(s) graduate is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower Hyponym(s) Derived(s)
  2. Meaning
    • a person who has received a degree from a school (high school or college or university)
    Synonym(s) Hypernyms(s) graduate is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower Hyponym(s) Derived(s)

GRADUATE as VERB

  1. Meaning
    • make fine adjustments or divide into marked intervals for optimal measuring
    Synonym(s) Usage Example(s)
    • calibrate an instrument
    • graduate a cylinder
    Hypernyms(s) graduate is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower Derived(s)
  2. Meaning
    • confer an academic degree upon
    Usage Example(s)
    • This school graduates 2,000 students each year
    Hypernyms(s) graduate is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower Cause(s) Derived(s)
  3. Meaning
    • receive an academic degree upon completion of one’’s studies
    Usage Example(s)
    • She graduated in 1990
    Hypernyms(s) graduate is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower Derived(s)