English
gradualize
From gradual + -ize.
Formed from gradual + -ize
Proto-Indo-European *gʰradʰ-
Latin gradus ‘step’
Medieval Latin graduālis ‘stepwise, gradual’
English gradual
Today it means
verb To make gradual, or introduce gradually.
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Etymograph / gradualize