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granulate en · VERB · etymology 1

Pronunciation

  • (General-American) audio
  • /ˈɡɹæn.juːl.eɪt/ (UK)
  • (Southern-England) audio
  • /ˈɡɹæn.jul.eɪt/ (US)
  • /ˈɡɹæn.jəl.eɪt/ (US)

Etymology

Back-formation from granulation on the basis of -ate (verb-forming suffix). By surface analysis, granule + -ate.

Meanings

  1. (transitive) To segment into tiny grains or particles.
  2. (intransitive) To collect or be formed into grains.
    • Cane juice granulates into sugar.

Forms

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granulated Tense=Past, VerbForm=Part lexicographic
granulated Tense=Past lexicographic
granulating Tense=Pres, VerbForm=Part lexicographic
granulates Number=Sing, Person=3, Tense=Pres lexicographic

Deriveds

regranulate · microgranulate · degranulate · granulater · multigranulate · granulator

Relateds

granular · granularity · granule · granulation · grain

Translations (18)

it granuloso (to segment into tiny grains) · ga meil (to segment into tiny grains) · it granulare (to segment into tiny grains) · ga gránaigh (to segment into tiny grains) · hu granulál (to segment into tiny grains) · fi rakeistaa (to segment into tiny grains) · pt granular (to segment into tiny grains) · pl granulować (to segment into tiny grains) · gl granular (to segment into tiny grains) · io granigar (to segment into tiny grains) · pl zgranulować (to segment into tiny grains) · de granulieren (to segment into tiny grains) · bg раздробявам (to segment into tiny grains) · fr grainer (to segment into tiny grains) · ca granular (to segment into tiny grains) · fr granuler (to segment into tiny grains) · bg гранулирам (to segment into tiny grains) · es granular (to segment into tiny grains)

granulate en · ADJ · etymology 2

Pronunciation

  • /ˈɡɹæn.jəl.ət/ (US)
  • /ˈɡɹæn.jul.ət/ (US)
  • /ˈɡɹæn.juːl.ət/ (UK)
  • (Southern-England) audio

Etymology

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *ǵerh₂- Proto-Indo-European *-nóm Proto-Indo-European *ǵr̥h₂-nós Proto-Indo-European *ǵr̥h₂nóm Proto-Italic *grānom Latin grānum Proto-Indo-European *-lós Proto-Indo-European *-elós Proto-Italic *-elos Latin ulum Latin grānulumbor. French granulebor. English granule Proto-Indo-European *-h₂ Proto-Indo-European *-éh₂ Proto-Indo-European *-tós Proto-Indo-European *-eh₂tos Proto-Italic *-ātos Latin -ātuslbor. English -ate English granulate From granule + -ate (adjective-forming suffix).

Meanings

  1. Consisting of, or resembling, grains; crystallized in grains; granular.
  2. Having numerous small elevations, like shagreen.

Forms

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more granulate Degree=Cmp lexicographic
most granulate Degree=Sup lexicographic