1. (

• alumnus ,
• alumna ,
• alum ,
• graduate ,
• grad

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

2. (

• graduate

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

1. (

• graduate

) receive an academic degree upon completion of one's studies; "She graduated in 1990" ;

2. (

• graduate ,

) confer an academic degree upon; "This school graduates 2,000 students each year" ;

3. (

• calibrate ,
• graduate ,
• fine-tune ,

) make fine adjustments or divide into marked intervals for optimal measuring; "calibrate an instrument"; "graduate a cylinder" ;

1. (

• graduate ,
• postgraduate

) of or relating to studies beyond a bachelor's degree; "graduate courses" ;