granulate

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)
  • Audio (Southern England):(file)

Verb

granulate (third-person singular simple present granulates, present participle granulating, simple past and past participle granulated)

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

Etymology 2

    From granule + -ate (adjective-forming suffix).

    Pronunciation

      • (UK) IPA(key): /ˈɡɹæn.juːl.ət/
    • Audio (Southern England):(file)
      • (US) IPA(key): /ˈɡɹæn.jul.ət/, /ˈɡɹæn.jəl.ət/

    Adjective

    granulate (comparative more granulate, superlative most granulate)

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

    References

    1. ^ Douglas Harper (2001–2026), “granulate (v.)”, in Online Etymology Dictionary.

    Further reading

    Italian

    Etymology 1

    Adjective

    granulate

    1. feminine plural of granulato

    Participle

    granulate f pl

    1. feminine plural of granulato

    Etymology 2

    Verb

    granulate

    1. inflection of granulare:
      1. second-person plural present indicative
      2. second-person plural imperative

    Anagrams

    Latin

    Adjective

    grānulāte

    1. vocative masculine singular of grānulātus

    Spanish

    Verb

    granulate

    1. second-person singular voseo imperative of granular combined with te