ag·grade
(ə-grād′)tr.v. ag·grad·ed,
ag·grad·ing,
ag·grades To fill and raise the level of (the bed of a stream) by deposition of sediment.
ag′gra·da′tion (ăg′rə-dā′shən) n.
ag′gra·da′tion·al adj.
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aggrade
(əˈɡreɪd) vb (Geological Science) (
tr) to build up the level of (any land surface) by the deposition of sediment. Compare
degrade4 aggradation n
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ag•grade
(əˈgreɪd)
v.t. -grad•ed, -grad•ing. to raise the grade or level of (a river valley, a stream bed, etc.) by depositing detritus, sediment, or the like. Compare
degrade. [1895–1900]
ag•gra•da•tion (ˌæg rəˈdeɪ ʃən) n.
ag`gra•da′tion•al, adj.
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aggrade
Past participle: aggraded
Gerund: aggrading
Present |
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I aggrade |
you aggrade |
he/she/it aggrades |
we aggrade |
you aggrade |
they aggrade |
Preterite |
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I aggraded |
you aggraded |
he/she/it aggraded |
we aggraded |
you aggraded |
they aggraded |
Present Continuous |
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I am aggrading |
you are aggrading |
he/she/it is aggrading |
we are aggrading |
you are aggrading |
they are aggrading |
Present Perfect |
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I have aggraded |
you have aggraded |
he/she/it has aggraded |
we have aggraded |
you have aggraded |
they have aggraded |
Past Continuous |
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I was aggrading |
you were aggrading |
he/she/it was aggrading |
we were aggrading |
you were aggrading |
they were aggrading |
Past Perfect |
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I had aggraded |
you had aggraded |
he/she/it had aggraded |
we had aggraded |
you had aggraded |
they had aggraded |
Future |
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I will aggrade |
you will aggrade |
he/she/it will aggrade |
we will aggrade |
you will aggrade |
they will aggrade |
Future Perfect |
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I will have aggraded |
you will have aggraded |
he/she/it will have aggraded |
we will have aggraded |
you will have aggraded |
they will have aggraded |
Future Continuous |
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I will be aggrading |
you will be aggrading |
he/she/it will be aggrading |
we will be aggrading |
you will be aggrading |
they will be aggrading |
Present Perfect Continuous |
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I have been aggrading |
you have been aggrading |
he/she/it has been aggrading |
we have been aggrading |
you have been aggrading |
they have been aggrading |
Future Perfect Continuous |
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I will have been aggrading |
you will have been aggrading |
he/she/it will have been aggrading |
we will have been aggrading |
you will have been aggrading |
they will have been aggrading |
Past Perfect Continuous |
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I had been aggrading |
you had been aggrading |
he/she/it had been aggrading |
we had been aggrading |
you had been aggrading |
they had been aggrading |
Conditional |
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I would aggrade |
you would aggrade |
he/she/it would aggrade |
we would aggrade |
you would aggrade |
they would aggrade |
Past Conditional |
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I would have aggraded |
you would have aggraded |
he/she/it would have aggraded |
we would have aggraded |
you would have aggraded |
they would have aggraded |
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ThesaurusAntonymsRelated WordsSynonymsLegend:
Verb | 1. | aggrade - build up to a level by depositing sedimentgrade - level to the right gradient degrade - reduce the level of land, as by erosion |
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