verb🔗ShareTo be recognized by a school or university as having completed the requirements of a degree studied at the institution."The man graduated in 1967."educationachievementChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb🔗ShareTo be certified as having earned a degree from; to graduate from (an institution)."Trisha graduated college."educationachievementChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb🔗ShareTo certify (a student) as having earned a degree"Indiana University graduated the student."educationachievementChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb🔗ShareTo mark (something) with degrees; to divide into regular steps or intervals, as the scale of a thermometer, a scheme of punishment or rewards, etc."The lab assistant graduated the test tubes with markings every 5 milliliters. "markachievementeducationdegreesystemprocessChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb🔗ShareTo change gradually."sandstone which graduates into gneiss; carnelian sometimes graduates into quartz"processtimeChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb🔗ShareTo prepare gradually; to arrange, temper, or modify by degrees or to a certain degree; to determine the degrees of."to graduate the heat of an oven"educationdegreeachievementprocessChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb🔗ShareTo bring to a certain degree of consistency, by evaporation, as a fluid."The chef slowly graduated the sauce by simmering it, thickening it to the perfect consistency. "chemistryprocessscienceChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb🔗ShareTo taper, as the tail of certain birds."The artist painted the bird's tail so that it graduated smoothly from wide at the base to a fine point. "animalbirdbiologynatureappearanceChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
adjective🔗ShareIn steps."The garden featured a graduated series of flower beds, each slightly higher than the last. "waystyledegreeChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
adjective🔗ShareHaving a university degree; having completed training."My graduated sister is now working as a software engineer. "educationachievementjobpersonChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
adjective🔗ShareMarked with graduations."The graduated cylinder made measuring the liquid very precise. "markmatheducationChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
adjective🔗ShareArranged by grade, level, degree."The drawer held graduated sizes of measuring cups, from smallest to largest. "educationachievementsystemdegreeChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
adjective🔗ShareIncreasing in rate with the taxable base."The country implemented a graduated income tax system, ensuring higher earners contributed a larger percentage of their income. "economyfinanceChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
adjective🔗ShareOf a tail, having successively longer feathers towards the middle."The peacock's graduated tail feathers, with the longest ones in the center, created a stunning fan shape. "animalbiologybirdnatureChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading