v. Obs. rare. [f. TO-2 + GRADE v.1] trans. To degrade, put or bring down.

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a. 1440.  Sir Degrev., 104. He hade a grete spyt of the knyght … And thoght howe he best myght That dowghty to grade [MS. grode; rhymes brade (MS. brode), hade, made].

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