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Verb: gradate  gru'deyt or grey'deyt
  1. Arrange according to grades
    "These lines are gradated"
     
  2. Pass imperceptibly from one degree, shade, or tone into another
    "The paint on these walls gradates but you don't see it"

Derived forms: gradated, gradates, gradating

Type of: arrange, change, set up