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Graduate (Verb)

Receive an academic degree upon completion of one's studies; "She graduated in 1990".

Verbs of buying, selling, owning.

She graduated from college in 2015 with a degree in engineering.
He graduated at the top of his class with a master's degree in physics.
Sarah graduated in 2001 and immediately started working for a top firm.
The students will graduate next month after completing their final exams.
Many students graduate with significant student debt that takes years to pay off.

Make fine adjustments or divide into marked intervals for optimal measuring; "calibrate an instrument"; "graduate a cylinder".

Verbs of size, temperature change, intensifying, etc..

The engineering student had to graduate the thermometer to ensure temperature readings were accurate.
Before taking measurements, she carefully had to graduate the sides of the cylinder used in the experiment.
In the laboratory, the researcher would graduate the burette to precise divisions of milliliters to minimize error.
Graduate the protractor to mark degrees in 5-minute intervals for precise angle measurements.
The lab technician had to graduate the micropipettes with precise calibration for accurate chemical dosing.

Confer an academic degree upon; "This school graduates 2,000 students each year".

Verbs of buying, selling, owning.

The university will graduate more than 1,500 students this year in various fields of study.
This prestigious school graduates an average of 200 students each semester with postgraduate diplomas.
The institution has a reputation for graduating around 500 successful engineers annually.
This college typically graduates over 1,000 students each year with business degrees.
The alumni association takes pride in the school that graduates nearly 800 students every summer.