See also: Granulate

English

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Etymology 1

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Back-formation from granulation on the basis of -ate (verb-forming suffix).[1] By surface analysis, granule-ate.

Pronunciation

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  • (UK) IPA(key): /ˈɡɹæn.juːl.eɪt/
  • (US) IPA(key): /ˈɡɹæn.jul.eɪt/, /ˈɡɹæn.jəl.eɪt/

Verb

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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.
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Etymology 2

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From granule-ate (adjective-forming suffix).

Pronunciation

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

Adjective

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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

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  1. ^ Douglas Harper (2001–2024) “granulate (v.)”, in Online Etymology Dictionary.

Further reading

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Italian

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Etymology 1

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Adjective

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granulate

  1. feminine plural of granulato

Participle

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granulate f pl

  1. feminine plural of granulato

Etymology 2

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Verb

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granulate

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

Anagrams

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Latin

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Adjective

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grānulāte

  1. vocative masculine singular of grānulātus

Spanish

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Verb

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granulate

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