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gradate
gra·date G0213400 (grā′dāt′)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: gradated the light in the painting's background.2. To arrange in or according to grades.
[Back-formation from gradation.]gradate (ɡrəˈdeɪt) vb1. (Colours) to change or cause to change imperceptibly, as from one colour, tone, or degree to another2. (tr) to arrange in grades or ranksgra•date (ˈgreɪ deɪt)
v. -dat•ed, -dat•ing. v.i. 1. to pass by gradual degrees, as one color into another. v.t. 2. to cause to gradate. 3. to arrange in grades. [1745–55; back formation from gradation] gradate
Past participle: gradated
Gerund: gradating
| Present |
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| I gradate | | you gradate | | he/she/it gradates | | we gradate | | you gradate | | they gradate |
| Preterite |
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| I gradated | | you gradated | | he/she/it gradated | | we gradated | | you gradated | | they gradated |
| Present Continuous |
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| I am gradating | | you are gradating | | he/she/it is gradating | | we are gradating | | you are gradating | | they are gradating |
| Present Perfect |
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| I have gradated | | you have gradated | | he/she/it has gradated | | we have gradated | | you have gradated | | they have gradated |
| Past Continuous |
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| I was gradating | | you were gradating | | he/she/it was gradating | | we were gradating | | you were gradating | | they were gradating |
| Past Perfect |
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| I had gradated | | you had gradated | | he/she/it had gradated | | we had gradated | | you had gradated | | they had gradated |
| Future |
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| I will gradate | | you will gradate | | he/she/it will gradate | | we will gradate | | you will gradate | | they will gradate |
| Future Perfect |
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| I will have gradated | | you will have gradated | | he/she/it will have gradated | | we will have gradated | | you will have gradated | | they will have gradated |
| Future Continuous |
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| I will be gradating | | you will be gradating | | he/she/it will be gradating | | we will be gradating | | you will be gradating | | they will be gradating |
| Present Perfect Continuous |
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| I have been gradating | | you have been gradating | | he/she/it has been gradating | | we have been gradating | | you have been gradating | | they have been gradating |
| Future Perfect Continuous |
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| I will have been gradating | | you will have been gradating | | he/she/it will have been gradating | | we will have been gradating | | you will have been gradating | | they will have been gradating |
| Past Perfect Continuous |
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| I had been gradating | | you had been gradating | | he/she/it had been gradating | | we had been gradating | | you had been gradating | | they had been gradating |
| Conditional |
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| I would gradate | | you would gradate | | he/she/it would gradate | | we would gradate | | you would gradate | | they would gradate |
| Past Conditional |
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| I would have gradated | | you would have gradated | | he/she/it would have gradated | | we would have gradated | | you would have gradated | | they would have gradated |
Thesaurus| Verb | 1. | 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" |
Translationsgradate
Words related to gradateverb arrange according to gradesRelated Wordsverb pass imperceptibly from one degree, shade, or tone into anotherRelated Words |