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receive vs graduate

graduate vs receive

receive is not a noun while graduate is a noun.

receive is not an adjective while graduate is an adjective.

receive and graduate both are verbs.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
receive No No Yes No
graduate Yes Yes Yes No
As verbs, graduate is a hyponym of receive; that is, graduate is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than receive:
  • receive: get something; come into possession of
  • graduate: receive an academic degree upon completion of one's studies; completion of a course or training
Other hyponyms of receive include take in, take up, hustle, accept, fence, inherit.
receive (noun) graduate (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)
receive (adjective) graduate (adjective)
of or relating to studies beyond a bachelor's degree
receive (verb) graduate (verb)
convert into sounds or pictures make fine adjustments or divide into marked intervals for optimal measuring
receive a specified treatment (abstract) receive an academic degree upon completion of one's studies; completion of a course or training
accept as true or valid confer an academic degree upon
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 receive and graduate

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