granulate
See also: Granulate
English
Etymology
Back-formation from granulation.[1] By surface analysis, granule + -ate.
Verb
granulate (third-person singular simple present granulates, present participle granulating, simple past and past participle granulated)
Related terms
Translations
to segment into tiny grains
Adjective
granulate (comparative more granulate, superlative most granulate)
- Consisting of, or resembling, grains; crystallized in grains; granular.
- Having numerous small elevations, like shagreen.
References
- Douglas Harper (2001–2024) “granulate (v.)”, in Online Etymology Dictionary.
Further reading
- “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
Verb
granulate
- inflection of granulare:
- second-person plural present indicative
- second-person plural imperative
Anagrams
Latin
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