graduating

(verb) receive an academic degree upon completion of one's studies. Synonyms: graduate. Example: "She graduated in 1990."

(verb) confer an academic degree upon. Synonyms: graduate. Example: "This school graduates 2,000 students each year."

(verb) make fine adjustments or divide into marked intervals for optimal measuring. Synonyms: calibrate, graduate, fine-tune. Examples: "Calibrate an instrument." "Graduate a cylinder."