To arrange in order of grades.
To change imperceptibly from one gradation of tone etc. to another.
To bring to a certain strength or grade of concentration.
To divide into amounts, as for allocation to specific purposes.
To endow with a portion or inheritance.
An allocated amount.
That which is divided off or separated, as a part from a whole; a separated part of anything.
One's fate; lot.
A wife's fortune; a dowry.
The part of an estate given or falling to a child or heir; an inheritance.