verb ·Uncommon ·Advanced level

Definitions

Verb

1. 1
   To cause to become gelatinous. transitive
2. 2
   convert into gelatinous form or jelly wordnet
3. 3
   To become gelatinous. intransitive

   "We allow that to cook long enough to gelatinize so we can mix it easily."

4. 4
   become gelatinous or change into a jelly wordnet
5. 5
   To coat or treat with gelatin. transitive

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6. 6
   coat with gelatin wordnet

Synonyms

All synonyms

cakeclabberclotclumpclustercoagulate

Example

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"We allow that to cook long enough to gelatinize so we can mix it easily."

Etymology

From gelatin + -ize.

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