granulate
See also: Granulate
English
editEtymology
editBack-formation from granulation.[1] By surface analysis, granule + -ate.
Pronunciation
editVerb
editgranulate (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
editTranslations
editto segment into tiny grains
Adjective
editgranulate (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
editEtymology 1
editAdjective
editgranulate
Participle
editgranulate f pl
Etymology 2
editVerb
editgranulate
- inflection of granulare:
Anagrams
editLatin
editAdjective
editgrānulāte
Spanish
editVerb
editgranulate
- second-person singular voseo imperative of granular combined with te
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