granulate
See also: Granulate
English
Etymology 1
Back-formation from granulation on the basis of -ate (verb-forming suffix).[1] By surface analysis, granule + -ate.
Pronunciation
- (UK) IPA(key): /ˈɡɹæn.juːl.eɪt/
- (US) IPA(key): /ˈɡɹæn.jul.eɪt/, /ˈɡɹæn.jəl.eɪt/
Audio (General American): (file)
Verb
granulate (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.
Derived terms
Related terms
Translations
to segment into tiny grains
Etymology 2
From granule + -ate (adjective-forming suffix).
Pronunciation
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 (2001–2025) “granulate (v.)”, in Online Etymology Dictionary.
Further reading
- “granulate”, in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: G. & C. Merriam, 1913, →OCLC.
- William Dwight Whitney, Benjamin E[li] Smith, editors (1911), “granulate”, in The Century Dictionary […], New York, N.Y.: The Century Co., →OCLC.
Italian
Etymology 1
Adjective
granulate
- feminine plural of granulato
Participle
granulate f pl
- feminine plural of granulato
Etymology 2
Verb
granulate
- inflection of granulare:
- second-person plural present indicative
- second-person plural imperative
Anagrams
Latin
Adjective
grānulāte
- vocative masculine singular of grānulātus
Spanish
Verb
granulate