To pass easily or gradually into some condition, practice, etc. †Also in early use with to.

To come or pass by degrees into, to (rarely †from) some state or condition. Also const. to with infinitive. Now rare.

To pass gradually into (a condition, etc.).

intransitive. To grow by addition, to increase, esp. in age or number; to increase in age, to grow up. Cf. accresce, v. Obsolete.

intransitive. To develop into (also to, towards) something.

To pass into a succession of conditions. Obsolete.

intransitive. To blend, merge, or pass into.

Of things. To develop by insensible degrees from; to pass or change insensibly into, to something else.

To grow or develop into something.

To pass or undergo gradual transition into something else.

In various immaterial applications. to glide into: to pass by imperceptible degrees into (a condition or state); to fall insensibly into (doing…

intransitive. Of a colour, hence gen.: To pass by imperceptible degrees to or into something else; also with away, off. Also to shade away: to…

intransitive. To be transformed from one form into another by a process of gradual modification, esp. from a more rudimentary to a more highly…

intransitive. (Also passive.) To pass by degrees, shade off to or into a certain hue; also figurative.

intransitive. To pass imperceptibly from one grade into another. Also with down, off, over, toward, up. Also, to grade up: to take rank with a…