A person who is recognized by a university as having completed the requirements of a degree studied at the institution.
(Canada, US) A person who is recognized by a high school as having completed the requirements of a course of study at the school.
(Philippines) A person who is recognized as having completed any level of education.
A graduated (marked) cup or other container, thus fit for measuring.

(ergative, intransitive) To be recognized by a school or university as having completed the requirements of a degree studied at the institution.
(proscribed, transitive) To be certified as having earned a degree from; to graduate from (an institution).
(transitive) To certify (a student) as having earned a degree
(transitive) To mark (something) with degrees; to divide into regular steps or intervals, as the scale of a thermometer, a scheme of punishment or rewards, etc.
(intransitive) To change gradually.
To prepare gradually; to arrange, temper, or modify by degrees or to a certain degree; to determine the degrees of.
To bring to a certain degree of consistency, by evaporation, as a fluid.
(intransitive) To taper, as the tail of certain birds.
(transitive) To approve (a feature) for general release.
(Japanese, intransitive) Of an idol: to exit a group; or of a virtual YouTuber, to leave a management agency; usually accompanied with "graduation ceremony" send-offs, increased focus on the leaving member, and the like.

graduates

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