graduate

/ˈgrædʒ·u·ɪt/ n [C] (short form grad /græd/)

Definition

› a person who has successfully completed studies at a school or received a degree from a college or university: a Yale graduate/a graduate of Yale graduate

/ˈgrædʒ·uˌeɪt/ v [I/T] › [I] Although he never graduated from high school, he became a successful businessman.

(Definition of graduate n from the Cambridge Academic Content Dictionary © Cambridge University Press)

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