Meaning

3 senses
  1. (ambitransitive)To change imperceptibly from one gradation of tone etc. to another.

    pass imperceptibly from one degree, shade, or tone into another

  2. (transitive)To arrange in order of grades.

    arrange according to grades

  3. (transitive)To bring to a certain strength or grade of concentration.

    to gradate a saline solution

Origin

Back-formation from gradation.

Back-formation from gradation.

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Forms

gradates, gradating, gradated, gradated
Base formgradate · to gradate
3rd person singulargradates
Present participlegradating
Past simplegradated
Past participlegradated

regular · Lesson

Present simpleLesson

I, you, we, theygradate
he, she, itgradates

Past simpleLesson

all personsgradated

Present perfectLesson

I, you, we, theyhave gradated
he, she, ithas gradated

Future simple (will)Lesson

all personswill gradate

Word family

1 related words
Relatedgradation

See also

neighbours in the dictionary
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