aggrade

ag·grade

A0140600 (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.

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ag′gra·da′tion (ăg′rə-dā′shən) n.ag′gra·da′tion·al adj.

aggrade

(əˈɡreɪd) vb (Geological Science) (tr) to build up the level of (any land surface) by the deposition of sediment. Compare degrade⁴ aggradation n

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.

aggrade

Past participle: aggraded
Gerund: aggrading

Imperative
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Present
I aggrade
you aggrade
he/she/it aggrades
we aggrade
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they aggrade

Preterite
I aggraded
you aggraded
he/she/it aggraded
we aggraded
you aggraded
they aggraded

Present Continuous
I am aggrading
you are aggrading
he/she/it is aggrading
we are aggrading
you are aggrading
they are aggrading

Present Perfect
I have aggraded
you have aggraded
he/she/it has aggraded
we have aggraded
you have aggraded
they have aggraded

Past Continuous
I was aggrading
you were aggrading
he/she/it was aggrading
we were aggrading
you were aggrading
they were aggrading

Past Perfect
I had aggraded
you had aggraded
he/she/it had aggraded
we had aggraded
you had aggraded
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Future
I will aggrade
you will aggrade
he/she/it will aggrade
we will aggrade
you will aggrade
they will aggrade

Future Perfect
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
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
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
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
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
I would aggrade
you would aggrade
he/she/it would aggrade
we would aggrade
you would aggrade
they would aggrade

Past Conditional
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

Thesaurus

Verb

1.

aggrade - build up to a level by depositing sedimentgrade - level to the right gradientdegrade - reduce the level of land, as by erosion