aggrade

American  

[uh-greyd] / əˈgreɪd /

verb (used with object)

Physical Geography.

aggraded, aggrading

1. to raise the grade or level of (a river valley, a stream bed, etc.) by depositing detritus, sediment, or the like.

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aggrade British  

/ ˌæɡrəˈdeɪʃən, əˈɡreɪd /

verb

1. (tr) to build up the level of (any land surface) by the deposition of sediment Compare degrade

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Other Word Forms

• aggradation noun
• aggradational adjective

Etymology

Origin of aggrade

First recorded in 1895–1900; ag- + grade

Example Sentences

After building this sheet of waste the streams ceased to aggrade and began the work of destruction.

From The Elements of Geology by Norton, William Harmon

So she aggrade to do her best, an' gev her a little bag to carry wid 'erbs in it, an' writ some words on two bits av paper an' the same in Latin.

From Irish Wonders by McAnally, D. R. (David Russell)

But he wanted her, an' his father an' O'Moore put their heads together over a glass an' aggrade that the young wans 'ud be married.

From Irish Wonders by McAnally, D. R. (David Russell)

So they all aggrade, an' wint home at wanst to get ready fur the shports.

From Irish Wonders by McAnally, D. R. (David Russell)

So it was settled, an' as Dooley didn't have the money, the widdys aggrade to take their pay some other way.

From Irish Wonders by McAnally, D. R. (David Russell)