aggraded

Variant of aggrade

aggrade definition

ag·grade (ə grād′)

transitive verb aggraded -·grad′ed, aggrading -·grad′·ing

to build up the level or slope of (a river bed, valley, etc.) by the deposit of sediment

Etymology: ag- (var. of ad-) + grade

Related Forms:

  • aggradation ag′·gra·da′·tion (ag′rə dā′s̸hən) noun

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