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Wordnet 3.0

VERB (2)

1. arrange according to grades;
- Example: "These lines are gradated"

2. pass imperceptibly from one degree, shade, or tone into another;
- Example: "The paint on these walls gradates but you don't see it"



The 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.
      [1913 Webster]

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


WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006):

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"