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gradate definition

gra·date (grā′dāt′)

transitive verb, intransitive verb gradated -·dat′ed, gradating -·dat′·ing

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

Etymology: back-form. < gradation

Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2009 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
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