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gradate
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gra·date  (grdt)
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.
2. To arrange in or according to grades.
[Back-formation from gradation.]
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Verb1.gradate - arrange according to grades; "These lines are gradated"
arrange, set up - put into a proper or systematic order; "arrange the books on the shelves in chronological order"
2.gradate - pass imperceptibly from one degree, shade, or tone into another; "The paint on these walls gradates but you don't see it"
change - undergo a change; become different in essence; losing one's or its original nature; "She changed completely as she grew older"; "The weather changed last night"


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Among the details of this gradated, red form were artificial cacti, a couple of driftwood legs, and a little cartoon figurine mostly embedded in the surface.
VIRGIL MARTI by Neff, Eileen / Artforum International
In gradated shades of blue, with intricate makeup that transformed the performers' faces into masks, the stage picture was strikingly beautiful.
DANCEAFRICA'S RHYTHMS REASON TO REJOICE by GOTTSCHILD, BRENDA DIXON / Dance Magazine
From the top floors of the lobby, you see how the architects have gradated that surface with gravel, stone and ivy so that the urban realm really does flow into the bureaucratic.
CIVIC SPECTACLE by RYAN, RAYMUND / The Architectural Review
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