to graduate
Third Person
graduates
Present Participle
graduating
Past Tense
graduated
Past Participle
graduated
1
to finish a university, college, etc. study course successfully and receive a diploma or degree
- She graduated with honors from the university.
- They graduated from college with a degree in engineering.
- They are excited to graduate and move on to the next phase of their lives.
- She plans to graduate early so she can start her career.
- He graduated at the top of his class in law school.
2
to officially award a degree or academic qualification to someone upon the completion of a course of study
transitive
- The university will graduate over 500 students at the upcoming ceremony.
- The school graduated its first class of students with a degree in engineering.
- He was graduated with a master's degree in business administration.
- They will graduate students from the program once they meet all the requirements.
- The college graduated him in a special ceremony recognizing his achievements.
3
to mark or divide an instrument or container into measurements
transitive
- The engineer graduated the thermometer with precise temperature increments.
- They graduated the beaker to show the exact volume of liquid it could hold.
- The scientist graduated the measuring cylinder with marks for each milliliter.
- The instrument was graduated in units of ten for easier reading.
- The protractor was graduated in both degrees and radians for different uses.