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gradate

gradate verb: to change imperceptibly from one gradation of tone etc. to another.

Verb

gradate (third-person singular simple present gradates, present participle gradating, simple past and past participle gradated)

  1. (ambitransitive) To change imperceptibly from one gradation of tone etc. to another.
  2. (transitive) To arrange in order of grades.
  3. (transitive) To bring to a certain strength or grade of concentration.
    • to gradate a saline solution

Forms of gradate

third-person singular presentgradates
present participlegradating
past participlegradated
pastgradated

Origin of gradate

Back-formation from gradation.

Questions about gradate

What does gradate mean?
Gradate means to change imperceptibly from one gradation of tone etc. to another.
What part of speech is gradate?
Gradate is a verb.
What is the past tense of gradate?
The past tense of gradate is gradated.

Words near gradate in the dictionary

  1. gradable antonym
  2. gradable antonyms
  3. gradables
  4. gradably
  5. gradacol
  6. gradate
  7. gradated
  8. gradates
  9. gradatim
  10. gradating
  11. gradation

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