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aggrading

|ag-grad-ing|

/əˈɡreɪdɪŋ/

(aggrade)

raise by sediment

Base Form	Present	3rd Person Sing.	Past	Past Participle	Present Participle
aggrade	aggrades	aggrades	aggraded	aggraded	aggrading

Etymology

Etymology Information

'aggrade' originates from the Latin word 'ad-' meaning 'to' and 'gradus' meaning 'step' or 'grade'.

Historical Evolution

'aggrade' evolved from the Latin 'adgradere', which transformed into the modern English word 'aggrade'.

Meaning Changes

Initially, it meant 'to step up or increase', but over time it evolved into its current meaning of 'raising the level by sediment deposition'.

Meanings by Part of Speech

Verb 1

the process of raising the level of a riverbed or valley floor by the deposition of sediment.

The river is aggrading due to the increased sediment load.

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