GRADATE - Definition

Pronunciation:		'greydeyt
WordNet Dictionary

	Definition:	[v] pass imperceptibly from one degree, shade, or tone into another; "The paint on these walls gradates but you don't see it" [v] arrange according to grades; "These lines are gradated"

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	See Also:	arrange, change, set up

Webster's 1913 Dictionary

	Definition:	\Gra"date\, v. t. [See {Grade}.] 1. To grade or arrange (parts in a whole, colors in painting, etc.), so that they shall harmonize. 2. (Chem.) To bring to a certain strength or grade of concentration; as, to gradate a saline solution.