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Granulate

//ˈɡɹæn.jul.eɪt// adj, verb

Definitions

Adjective
  1. 1
    Consisting of, or resembling, grains; crystallized in grains; granular.
  2. 2
    Having numerous small elevations, like shagreen.
Verb
  1. 1
    To segment into tiny grains or particles. transitive
  2. 2
    form granulating tissue wordnet
  3. 3
    To collect or be formed into grains. intransitive

    "Cane juice granulates into sugar."

  4. 4
    become granular wordnet
  5. 5
    form into grains wordnet

Etymology

Etymology 1

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

Etymology 2

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

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