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gradate

[ grey-deyt ]

Phonetic (Standard)IPA

verb (used without object)

, gra·dat·ed, gra·dat·ing.

, gra·dat·ed, gra·dat·ing.

gradate

/ ɡrəˈdeɪt /

to change or cause to change imperceptibly, as from one colour, tone, or degree to another
tr to arrange in grades or ranks

Origin of gradate¹

First recorded in 1745–55; back formation from gradation

Let the reader take the two extreme tints, and carefully gradate the one into the other.

Gradate veins: a transverse series of veins, each before or beyond the next.

From this point the dark and light masses gradate in different directions until they merge above the ships' sails.

At all events he can gradate from black to white with remarkable minuteness and ease.

As soon as you find you can gradate tolerably with the pen, take an H. or HH.

April 19, 2024tortuous

[tawr-choo-uhs ]

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