n.
/
ˈgradʒʊət,
-djʊət/
a person who has been awarded a first academic degree, or (
N. Amer.) a high-school diploma.
v.
/
ˈgradʒʊeɪt,
-djʊeɪt/
- successfully complete a degree, course, or (N. Amer.) high school.
▸N. Amer. confer a degree or other academic qualification on.
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(graduate to)
move up to (something more advanced).
- arrange or mark out in gradations.
- change gradually.
Derivative
Etymology
ME: from med. L. graduat- ‘graduated’, from graduare ‘take a degree’, from L. gradus ‘degree, step’.