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🚜 To prepare ground ⬇️ Lower quality 🛣️ Base layer
to subgrade

to subgrade

8.4
To prepare the ground so it supports a road or pavement
  • verb
  • /ˈsʌbˌɡreɪd/
  • Specialized
: preparar la subrasante
  • The team will subgrade the site to meet the engineering specifications for the new road.

Examples

  • Before construction begins, workers must subgrade the area to ensure a solid foundation.

  • Properly subgraded ground helps prevent future pavement cracks and uneven surfaces.

  • We need to subgrade the area before construction begins.

  • The team subgrades the land for the new highway.

  • Before construction begins, workers must subgrade the area to ensure a solid foundation.

  • The team will subgrade the site to meet the engineering specifications for the new road.

  • We need to subgrade the area to provide a stable base for the pavement.

How Prepared

to stabilize
  • US
75 4.3
to subgrade
  • Specialized
8.4
to level
81 3.7
to clear
∞ 1.5

Surface Forms

subgrade infinitive
subgraded past
subgraded past participle
subgrading present participle
subgrades third person singular

Etymology

To subgrade comes from sub- 'under' and grade 'level', so as a verb it means to shape or prepare the ground beneath a road to make a solid base.