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Origin of graduate
usage note for graduate
In the sense “to receive a degree or diploma” graduate followed by from is the most common construction today: Her daughter graduated from Yale in 1981. The passive form was graduated from, formerly insisted upon as the only correct pattern, has decreased in use and occurs infrequently today: My husband was graduated from West Point last year.
Even though it is condemned by some as nonstandard, the use of graduate as a transitive verb meaning “to receive a degree or diploma from” is increasing in frequency in both speech and writing: The twins graduated high school in 1974.
Even though it is condemned by some as nonstandard, the use of graduate as a transitive verb meaning “to receive a degree or diploma from” is increasing in frequency in both speech and writing: The twins graduated high school in 1974.
OTHER WORDS FROM graduate
grad·u·a·tor, nounnon·grad·u·ate, nounsu·per·grad·u·ate, nounun·grad·u·at·ing, adjectiveWords nearby graduate
gradiometer, gradual, gradualism, gradually, graduand, graduate, graduated, graduated cylinder, graduate nurse, graduate school, graduation
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How to use graduate in a sentence
British Dictionary definitions for graduate
graduate
noun (ˈɡrædjʊɪt)
verb (ˈɡrædjʊˌeɪt)
Derived forms of graduate
graduator, nounWord Origin for graduate
C15: from Medieval Latin graduārī to take a degree, from Latin gradus a step
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