| Graduate (graduate) |
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| v. t. | (?) |
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| Grad"u*ate |
| [imp. ***
p. p. Graduated (?) p. pr. & vb.
n. Graduating (&?]).] [Cf. F. graduer. See
Graduate, n., Grade.]
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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.
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.
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.
To bring to a certain
degree of consistency, by evaporation, as a fluid.
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| Graduate (graduate) |
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| v. i. | |
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| Grad"u*ate |
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To pass by degrees; to change gradually; to shade off; as,
sandstone which graduates into gneiss; carnelian sometimes
graduates into quartz.
To taper, as the tail
of certain birds.
To take a degree in a college or
university; to become a graduate; to receive a diploma.
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| Graduate (graduate) |
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| n. | (?) |
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| Grad"u*ate |
| [LL.
graduatus, p. p. of graduare to admit to a degree, fr. L.
gradus grade. See Grade, ] |
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.
A graduated cup, tube, or flask; a
measuring glass used by apothecaries and chemists. See under
Graduated.
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| Graduate (graduate) |
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| a. | |
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| Grad"u*ate |
|
Arranged by successive steps or
degrees] graduated.
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