Meaning & use
Gradate
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To change or arrange gradually in a series of stages, especially of color, shade, or size, blending smoothly from one to another.
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The artist let the blue sky gradate into a soft orange near the horizon.
The designer gradated the font sizes from large headlines to small footnotes.
A note on using this word
"Gradate" is the verb from which "gradation" is derived, describing a smooth, stepwise transition rather than an abrupt change.
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