gradate
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[grey-deyt] 
verb, -dat⋅ed, -dat⋅ing.
gra⋅date
[grey-deyt] 
deɪt verb, -dat⋅ed, -dat⋅ing.
–verb (used without object)
–verb (used with object)
| 1. | to pass by gradual or imperceptible degrees, as one color into another. |
| 2. | to cause to gradate. |
| 3. | to arrange in grades. |
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| gra·date
(grā'dāt') Pronunciation Key
v. gra·dat·ed, gra·dat·ing, gra·dates v. intr. To pass imperceptibly from one degree, shade, or tone to another. v. tr.
[Back-formation from gradation.] |
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