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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.44 : [ gcide ]
Aggrade \Ag*grade"\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Aggraded; p. pr. &
vb. n. Aggrading.] (Phys. Geog.)
To bring, or tend to bring, to a uniform grade, or slope, by
addition of material; as, streams aggrade their beds by
depositing sediment.
[Webster 1913 Suppl.]
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) : [ web1913 ]
Aggrade \Ag*grade"\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Aggraded; p. pr. &
vb. n. Aggrading.] (Phys. Geog.)
To bring, or tend to bring, to a uniform grade, or slope, by
addition of material; as, streams aggrade their beds by
depositing sediment.
From WordNet (r) 2.0 : [ wn ]
aggrade
v : build up to a level by depositing sediment [ant: degrade]
From English Wiktionary: All languages (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-ALL-2023-07-27 ]
aggrade
vb.
(lb en transitive geology) to raise the level of a river bed by the
deposition of sediment
From English Wiktionary: English language only (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-en-2023-07-27 ]
aggrade
vb.
(lb en transitive geology) to raise the level of a river bed by the
deposition of sediment
From English Wiktionary: Western, Greek, and Slavonic languages only (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-Western_Greek_Slavonic-2023-07-27 ]
aggrade
vb.
(lb en transitive geology) to raise the level of a river bed by the
deposition of sediment
From English Wiktionary: Western languages only (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-Western-2023-07-27 ]
aggrade
vb.
(lb en transitive geology) to raise the level of a river bed by the
deposition of sediment
From English - German Ding/FreeDict dictionary ver. 1.9-fd1 : [ freedict:eng-deu ]
aggrade /ɐɡɹˈeɪd/
etw. ablagern, absetzen, sedimentieren [geol.]
Synonyms: deposit, sediment sth.
see: depositing, aggrading, sedimenting, deposited, aggraded, sedimented, redeposit
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