Definitions
1.verbTo assign scores to the components of an academic test.
2.verbTo assign a score to overall academic performance.
3.verbTo organize in grades."a graded reader"
4.verbTo flatten, level, or smooth a large surface.
5.verbTo remove or trim part of a seam allowance from a finished seam so as to reduce bulk and make the finished piece more even when turned right side out.
6.verbTo pass imperceptibly from one grade into another.
7.adjectiveHaving been smoothed by a grader."a graded road"
8.adjectiveForming a series decreasing or increasing in intensity of a given quality.