Grad″u‐ate, v. i. 1. To pass by degrees; to change gradually; to shade off; as, sandstone which graduates into gneiss; carnelian sometimes graduates into quartz.
2. (Zoöl.) To taper, as the tail of certain birds.
3. To take a degree in a college or university; to become a graduate; to receive a diploma.
He graduated at Oxford. Latham.
He was brought to their bar and asked where he had graduated. Macaulay.