To assign scores to the components of an academic test.
To assign a score to overall academic performance.
To organize in grades.
a graded reader
To flatten, level, or smooth a large surface.
To 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.
To pass imperceptibly from one grade into another.
Having been smoothed by a grader.
a graded road
Forming a series decreasing or increasing in intensity of a given quality.