AGGRADE

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does aggrade mean? 

• AGGRADE (verb)
  The verb AGGRADE has 1 sense:

1. build up to a level by depositing sediment

  Familiarity information: AGGRADE used as a verb is very rare.

 Dictionary entry details 

• AGGRADE (verb)

Sense 1

Meaning:

Build up to a level by depositing sediment

Classified under:

Verbs of touching, hitting, tying, digging

Hypernyms (to "aggrade" is one way to...):

grade (level to the right gradient)

Sentence frame:

Somebody ----s something

Antonym:

degrade (reduce the level of land, as by erosion)