gradate

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gradate - Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 :

  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.
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     2. (Chem.) To bring to a certain strength or grade of
        concentration; as, to gradate a saline solution.
        [1913 Webster]

gradate - WordNet (r) 2.1 (2005) :

  gradate
      v 1: arrange according to grades; "These lines are gradated"
      2: pass imperceptibly from one degree, shade, or tone into
         another; "The paint on these walls gradates but you don't see
         it"