The noun graduate has 2 senses (first 1 from tagged texts)
1. (6) alumnus, alumna, alum, graduate, grad -- (a person who has received a degree from a school (high school or college or university))
2. graduate -- (a measuring instrument for measuring fluid volume; a glass container (cup or cylinder or flask) whose sides are marked with or divided into amounts)
Overview of verb graduate
The verb graduate has 3 senses (first 2 from tagged texts)
1. (7) graduate -- (receive an academic degree upon completion of one's studies; "She graduated in 1990")
2. (3) graduate -- (confer an academic degree upon; "This school graduates 2,000 students each year")
3. calibrate, graduate, fine-tune -- (make fine adjustments or divide into marked intervals for optimal measuring; "calibrate an instrument"; "graduate a cylinder")
Overview of adj graduate
The adj graduate has 1 sense (first 1 from tagged texts)
1. (3) graduate, postgraduate -- (of or relating to studies beyond a bachelor's degree; "graduate courses")