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
- (transitive) To segment into tiny grains or particles.
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(intransitive) To collect or be formed into grains.
Cane juice granulates into sugar.
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| 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)