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🌈 To change gradually 📊 To sort by degree
to gradate

to gradate

1 8.6
To arrange things in a smooth order by size or level
  • verb
  • /ˈɡreɪdeɪt/
translation icon : graduar
  • In the experiment, the solution was gradated carefully to observe how the density changed.

Examples

  • When you got bored with Minecraft and you graduate to, you know, Fortnite, you're kind of stuck in the four walls of Minecraft.

  • I think I've been loving them, loving them, but I might graduate to hedge trimmers if it proves to be like too much time intensive.

  • People, they graduate to the things they do.

  • Some people might start as a recording engineer and then graduate to a record producer.

  • Earliest finish time worked, but when it came to weights, we had to graduate to dynamic programming.

  • The artist decided to gradate the colors in her painting to create a smooth transition from light to dark.

  • To improve the design, the students were taught how to gradate the textures in their artwork.

Synonyms

to levelize
vsto gradate
  • US
7.8

To put people and things into groups based on skill or need

arrange so changes happen gradually between ranks

How Detailed

to gradate
1 8.6
to rank
381 2.4
to classify
110 3.4
sort
∞ 1.3
to group
38 1.2

Surface Forms

gradate infinitive
gradated past
gradated past participle
graduating present participle
gradates third person singular

Morphology

gradate = grade (transparent) = grad + ate

The meaning 'to arrange into grades/levels' follows directly from 'grade' + the verbal suffix '-ate'.

Etymology

Gradate comes from the Latin gradus, meaning 'step', and is like the word grade. To gradate something is to put it into 'steps' or levels or to make a smooth change between stages, which is why it can mean arranging things by size or level.