n. The act of graduating, or the state of being graduated.n. Admission to a degree in a college or university, or by some professional corporation, as a result of examination.n. The raising of a substance to a higher degree of fineness, consistency, or the like; transmutation, as of metals (in alchemy): concentration, as of a liquid by evaporation.n. Collectively, the marks or lines made on an instrument to indicate degrees or other divisions.n. The act of grading, or the state of being graded; grading.