graduate in WordNet English dictionary

1. a person who has received a degree from a school (high school or college or university)
   alumnus  alumna  alum  graduate  grad 
   
2. a measuring instrument for measuring fluid volume; a glass container (cup or cylinder or flask) whose sides are marked with or divided into amounts
   graduate 
   

1. make fine adjustments or divide into marked intervals for optimal measuring
   "calibrate an instrument"; "graduate a cylinder"
   calibrate  graduate  fine-tune 
   
2. receive an academic degree upon completion of one's studies
   "She graduated in 1990"
   graduate 
   
3. confer an academic degree upon
   "This school graduates 2,000 students each year"
   graduate 
   

1. of or relating to studies beyond a bachelor's degree
   "graduate courses"
   graduate  postgraduate