gradate

Definition of Gradate in English :

1. gradate

arrange according to grades

Example Sentences:
'These lines are gradated'

2. gradate

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

Example Sentences:
'The paint on these walls gradates but you don't see it'

WordNet Lexical Database for English. Princeton University. 2010.

Gradate

verb

1.

to change or cause to change imperceptibly, as from one colour, tone, or degree to another

2. (transitive)

to arrange in grades or ranks

verb transitive, verb intransitiveWord forms: ˈgraˌdated or ˈgraˌdating

to pass or cause to pass by imperceptible degrees from one to another; shade into one another, as colors

v. gra·dat·ed, gra·dat·ing, gra·dates

v.intr.

To pass imperceptibly from one degree, shade, or tone to another.

v.tr.

1. To cause to pass imperceptibly from one degree, shade, or tone to another: gradated the light in the painting's background.

2. To arrange in or according to grades.