intergrade
/ˌɪntərˈɡreɪd/
verb
- To change gradually from one form, type, or state to another, passing through intermediate stages.
- The dialects intergrade across the border, making it hard to tell where one ends and the other begins.
- In the painting, the colors intergrade smoothly from warm reds to cool blues.
- The two species intergrade where their habitats meet, producing hybrids.
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noun
- An intermediate form or stage in a gradual transition.
- The fossil is an intergrade between two known species.
- This plant is an intergrade between a shrub and a tree.
- The dialect spoken here is an intergrade between northern and southern varieties.