graduated

[graj-oo-ey-tid]

adjective

1. characterized by or arranged in degrees, especially successively, as according to height, depth, or difficulty.

   a graduated series of lessons.

2. marked with divisions or units of measurement.

3. (of a bird's tail) having the longest feathers in the center, the others being successively shorter.

4. (of a tax) increasing along with the taxable base.

   a graduated income tax.

graduated

1. Divided into or marked with intervals indicating measures, as of length, volume, or temperature.

Other Word Forms

• nongraduated adjective
• overgraduated adjective
• ungraduated adjective

Word History and Origins

Origin of graduated¹

First recorded in 1645–55; graduate + -ed ²

Example Sentences

It let me work longer hours, and I graduated a year early.

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In May, Tyler graduated from the University of Florida without a job.

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His daughter Sarah, who had recently graduated from college with a degree in agriculture, was picked to run it, though Newby’s disclosure forms described her previous job as “Ministry thru horses.”

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When I was 17, I graduated from this music school, La Libre de Musica in Puerto Rico, and I told my parents that I was ready to move to Miami and be a superstar.

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“Without Eileen’s assistance, I would have never graduated from anywhere,” he said.

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