'Gradate' definitions:
Definition of 'gradate'
From: WordNet
verb
Arrange according to grades; "These lines are gradated"
verb
Pass imperceptibly from one degree, shade, or tone into another; "The paint on these walls gradates but you don't see it"
Definition of 'Gradate'
From: GCIDE
- Gradate \Gra"date\, v. t. [See Grade.]
- 1. To grade or arrange (parts in a whole, colors in painting, etc.), so that they shall harmonize. [1913 Webster]
- 2. (Chem.) To bring to a certain strength or grade of concentration; as, to gradate a saline solution. [1913 Webster]