Graduation vs. Graduate

Graduationnoun

The action or process of graduating and receiving a diploma for completing a course of study (such as from an educational institution).

Graduationnoun

A commencement ceremony.

Graduationnoun

(sciences) A marking (i.e. on a container) indicating a measurement, usually one of many such markings that are each separated by a constant interval.

Graduationnoun

The exposure of a liquid in large surfaces to the air, so as to hasten its evaporation.

Graduationnoun

The act of graduating, or the state of being graduated; as, graduation of a scale; graduation at a college; graduation in color; graduation by evaporation; the graduation of a bird's tail, etc.

Graduationnoun

The marks on an instrument or vessel to indicate degrees or quantity; a scale.

Graduationnoun

The exposure of a liquid in large surfaces to the air, so as to hasten its evaporation.

Graduationnoun

the successful completion of a program of study

Graduationnoun

an academic exercise in which diplomas are conferred

Graduationnoun

a line (as on a vessel or ruler) that marks a measurement;

Graduationnoun

the act of arranging in grades

Graduation

Graduation is the award of academic degree, or the ceremony that is sometimes associated with it. The date of the graduation ceremony is often called graduation day.

Graduatenoun

A person who is recognized by a university as having completed the requirements of a degree studied at the institution.

Graduatenoun

A person who is recognized by a high school as having completed the requirements of a course of study at the school.

Graduatenoun

(Philippines) A person who is recognized as having completed any level of education.

Graduatenoun

A graduated (marked) cup or other container, thus fit for measuring.

Graduateadjective

graduated, arranged by degrees

Graduateadjective

holding an academic degree

Graduateadjective

relating to an academic degree

Graduateverb

To be recognized by a school or university as having completed the requirements of a degree studied at the institution.

Graduateverb

To be certified as having earned a degree from; to graduate from (an institution).

Graduateverb

(transitive) To certify (a student) as having earned a degree

Graduateverb

(transitive) To mark (something) with degrees; to divide into regular steps or intervals, as the scale of a thermometer, a scheme of punishment or rewards, etc.

Graduateverb

(intransitive) To change gradually.

Graduateverb

To prepare gradually; to arrange, temper, or modify by degrees or to a certain degree; to determine the degrees of.

Graduateverb

(chemistry) To bring to a certain degree of consistency, by evaporation, as a fluid.

Graduateverb

To taper, as the tail of certain birds.

Graduateverb

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.

Graduateverb

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.

Graduateverb

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.

Graduateverb

To bring to a certain degree of consistency, by evaporation, as a fluid.

Graduateverb

To pass by degrees; to change gradually; to shade off; as, sandstone which graduates into gneiss; carnelian sometimes graduates into quartz.

Graduateverb

To taper, as the tail of certain birds.

Graduateverb

To take a degree in a college or university; to become a graduate; to receive a diploma.

Graduatenoun

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.

Graduatenoun

A graduated cup, tube, flask, or cylinder; a glass measuring container used by apothecaries and chemists. See under Graduated.

Graduateadjective

Arranged by successive steps or degrees; graduated.

Graduatenoun

a person who has received a degree from a school (high school or college or university)

Graduatenoun

a measuring instrument for measuring fluid volume; a glass container (cup or cylinder or flask) whose sides are marked with or divided into amounts

Graduateverb

receive an academic degree upon completion of one's studies;

Graduateverb

confer an academic degree upon;

Graduateverb

make fine adjustments or divide into marked intervals for optimal measuring;

Graduateadjective

of or relating to studies beyond a bachelor's degree;

Graduatenoun

a person who has successfully completed a course of study or training, especially a person who has been awarded an undergraduate or first academic degree.

Graduatenoun

a person who has received a high school diploma

Graduatenoun

a graduated cup, tube, flask, or measuring glass, used especially by chemists and pharmacists.

Graduateverb

successfully complete an academic degree, course of training, or (in North America) high school

Graduateverb

receive an academic degree from

Graduateverb

confer a degree or other academic qualification on

Graduateverb

move up to (a more advanced level or position)

Graduateverb

arrange in a series or according to a scale

Graduateverb

mark out (an instrument or container) in degrees or other proportionate gradations

Graduateverb

change (something, typically colour or shade) gradually or step by step