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Entry 2 senses Webster, 1913

Gradate

/grād'-āt/ · Gra·date · IPA /ɡrˈeɪdeɪt/
01 v. t. To grade or arrange (parts in a whole, colors in painting, etc.), so that they shall harmonize.
  1. 1.
    To grade or arrange (parts in a whole, colors in painting, etc.), so that they shall harmonize.
  2. 2.
    To bring to a certain strength or grade of concentration; as, to gradate a saline solution.(Chem.)