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gelatinate en · VERB

Pronunciation

  • /d͡ʒəˈlætɪneɪt/

Etymology

From gelatin + -ate (verb-forming suffix).

Meanings

  1. (transitive) To convert into gelatin or a jelly-like substance.
  2. (intransitive) To be converted into gelatin or a jelly-like substance.
    • Lapis lazuli, if calcined, does not effervesce, but gelatinates with the mineral acids. 1784, Richard Kirwan, Elements of Mineralogy:

Forms

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gelatinated Tense=Past, VerbForm=Part lexicographic
gelatinated Tense=Past lexicographic
gelatinates Number=Sing, Person=3, Tense=Pres lexicographic
gelatinating Tense=Pres, VerbForm=Part lexicographic