| Graduation 1. (n.) The act of graduating, or the state of being graduated; as, graduation of a scale; graduation at a college; graduation in color; graduation by evaporation; the graduation of a bird's tail, etc. 2. (n.) The marks on an instrument or vessel to indicate degrees or quantity; a scale. 3. (n.) The exposure of a liquid in large surfaces to the air, so as to hasten its evaporation. Thesaurus Entries advance, advancement, aggrandizement, baccalaureate service, boost, celebration, ceremonial, ceremony, commencement, convocation, elevation, empty formality, ennoblement, exaltation, exercise, exercises, formal, formality, function, gradation, grading, graduation exercises, inaugural, inauguration, initiation, knighting, liturgy, mummery, observance, office, passing, pay raise, performance, preferment, promotion, raise, religious ceremony, rise, rite, rite de passage, rite of passage, ritual, service, shading, solemnity, solemnization, upgrading, upping |