granulate
See also: Granulate
English edit
Etymology edit
Back-formation from granulation.[1] By surface analysis, granule + -ate.
Verb edit
granulate (third-person singular simple present granulates, present participle granulating, simple past and past participle granulated)
- (transitive) To segment into tiny grains or particles.
- (intransitive) To collect or be formed into grains.
- Cane juice granulates into sugar.
Related terms edit
Translations edit
to segment into tiny grains
Adjective edit
granulate (comparative more granulate, superlative most granulate)
- Consisting of, or resembling, grains; crystallized in grains; granular.
- Having numerous small elevations, like shagreen.
References edit
- ^ Douglas Harper (2001–2024) “granulate (v.)”, in Online Etymology Dictionary.
Further reading edit
- “granulate”, in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: G. & C. Merriam, 1913, →OCLC.
- “granulate”, in The Century Dictionary […], New York, N.Y.: The Century Co., 1911, →OCLC.
Italian edit
Etymology 1 edit
Adjective edit
granulate
Participle edit
granulate f pl
Etymology 2 edit
Verb edit
granulate
- inflection of granulare:
Anagrams edit
Latin edit
Adjective edit
grānulāte
Spanish edit
Verb edit
granulate
- second-person singular voseo imperative of granular combined with te