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graduate vs receive

receive vs graduate

graduate is a noun but receive is not a noun.

graduate is an adjective but receive is not an adjective.

graduate and receive both are verbs.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
graduate Yes Yes Yes No
receive No No Yes No
As verbs, receive is a hypernym of graduate; that is, receive is a word with a broader meaning than graduate:
  • graduate: receive an academic degree upon completion of one's studies; completion of a course or training
  • receive: get something; come into possession of
Other hypernyms of graduate include have.
graduate (noun) receive (noun)
a measuring instrument for measuring fluid volume; a glass container (cup or cylinder or flask) whose sides are marked with or divided into amounts
a person who has received a degree from a school (high school or college or university)
graduate (adjective) receive (adjective)
of or relating to studies beyond a bachelor's degree
graduate (verb) receive (verb)
make fine adjustments or divide into marked intervals for optimal measuring convert into sounds or pictures
receive an academic degree upon completion of one's studies; completion of a course or training receive a specified treatment (abstract)
confer an academic degree upon accept as true or valid
regard favorably or with disapproval
bid welcome to; greet upon arrival
partake of the Holy Eucharist sacrament
express willingness to have in one's home or environs
register (perceptual input)
go through (mental or physical states or experiences)
receive as a retribution or punishment
get something; come into possession of
have or give a reception
experience as a reaction
Difference between graduate and receive

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