Graduate | Mean of graduate in English Dictionary

/ˈgræʤəˌweɪt/

• Verb
• to earn a degree or diploma from a school, college, or university
1. He graduated from the university last June.
2. They both graduated with honors.
3. She graduated with a degree in history.
4. He joined the navy after graduating from high school.
5. a graduating class of 300 students
• to award a degree or diploma to (a student)
1. He was graduated from the university last June.
• to earn a degree or diploma from (a school, college, or university)
1. He joined the navy after graduating high school.

• to move from one level to another usually higher level
1. The word has graduated from slang to accepted use.
2. My nephew has graduated from baby food to solid food.
3. The former child actor has finally graduated [=moved on] to more serious roles.
• Noun
• a person who has earned a degree or diploma from a school, college, or university
1. a college graduate
2. (US) a high school graduate
3. an engineering graduate [=a person with a degree in engineering]
4. recent Harvard graduates
5. She's a graduate of Harvard.
• of or relating to a course of studies taken at a college or university after earning a bachelor's degree or other first degree
1. He is taking graduate classes at the university.
2. graduate students/school