Collocations for gradually - adv.

Gradually is used with these verbs:
abandon, absorb, accumulate, adjust, begin, cease, change, climb, cool, cut, dawn, decline, decrease, descend, deteriorate, disappear, dissolve, drift, dwindle, ease, eliminate, emerge, enlarge, erode, escalate, evolve, expand, fade, fill, gain, improve, incorporate, increase, intensify, introduce, lessen, lower, modify, narrow, overcome, pour, progress, realize, recede, recover, reduce, refine, regain, relax, remove, replace, return, rise, seep, shift, shrink, sink, slow, spread, stir, subside, succumb, tighten, transfer, transform, undermine, wane, warm, weaken, wean, widen, withdraw, worsen