aggrade
[ uh-greyd ]
verb (used with object),ag·grad·ed, ag·grad·ing.Physical Geography.
to raise the grade or level of (a river valley, a stream bed, etc.) by depositing detritus, sediment, or the like.
Origin of aggrade
1Other words from aggrade
- ag·gra·da·tion [ag-ruh-dey-shuhn], /ˌæg rəˈdeɪ ʃən/, noun
- ag·gra·da·tion·al, adjective
- Compare degrade.
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How to use aggrade in a sentence
Long continued glacial drainage usually results in a large measure of aggradation.
The Geography of the Region about Devils Lake and the Dalles of the Wisconsin | Rollin D. SalisburyThe desert country toward the mouth is largely a sandy or gravelly aggradation plain of the river.
British Dictionary definitions for aggrade
aggrade
/ (əˈɡreɪd) /
verb
(tr) to build up the level of (any land surface) by the deposition of sediment: Compare degrade (def. 4)
Derived forms of aggrade
- aggradation (ˌæɡrəˈdeɪʃən), noun
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