graduate

grad|u|ate¹ [ˈgrædʒuıt] n

[Date: 1400-1500; : Medieval Latin; Origin: graduatus, from Latin gradus; GRADE¹]

1.) someone who has completed a university degree, especially a first degree

→↑undergraduate

▪ a Harvard graduate

graduate of

▪ a graduate of Edinburgh University

▪ university graduates

▪ a history graduate

graduate in

▪ He's a graduate in philosophy.

2.) AmE someone who has completed a course at a college, school etc

▪ a high-school graduate

graduate ²

grad|u|ate² [ˈgrædʒueıt] v

1.)

to obtain a degree, especially a first degree, from a college or university

graduate from

▪ Kate graduated from medical school last year.

graduate in

▪ He graduated in physics from Cambridge University.

2.) [I] [i]AmE

to complete your education at ↑high school

graduate from

▪ Jerry graduated from high school last year.

3.) graduate (from sth) to sth

to start doing something that is bigger, better, or more important

▪ As an actress she has graduated from small roles to more substantial parts.

4.) [T] especially AmE to give a degree or ↑diploma to someone who has completed a course

graduate ³

grad|u|ate³ [ˈgrædʒuıt] adj

[only before noun] especially AmE relating to or involved in studies done at a university after completing a first degree

British Equivalent: postgraduate

▪ a graduate student