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granulate

[ gran-yuh-leyt ]

verb (used with object)

granulated, granulating.
  1. to form into granules or grains.
  2. to raise in granules; make rough on the surface.


verb (used without object)

granulated, granulating.
  1. to become granular or grainy.
  2. Pathology. to form granulation tissue.

granulate

/ ˈɡæʊˌɪ /

verb

  1. tr to make into grains
  2. to make or become roughened in surface texture
  3. intr (of a wound, ulcer, etc) to form granulation tissue
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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Derived Forms

  • ˈԳܱپ, adjective
  • ˈԳˌٴǰ, noun
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Other yvlog Forms

  • u·e u·tǰ noun
  • ···پ [gran, -y, uh, -ley-tiv, -l, uh, -tiv], adjective
  • ܱt·u·e adjective
  • ԴDz·u·e adjective
  • ܲ·u·e adjective
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yvlog History and Origins

Origin of granulate1

First recorded in 1660–70; granule + -ate 1
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Example Sentences

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White granulated sugar is composed of microscopic, crystalline sucrose molecules.

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"The pretence is that baled tyres are being sent to India and then shredded and granulated in a factory very similar to ours," explains Mr Mason.

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Candied fruit – sometimes known as crystallized fruit – is fruit that's been cut into small pieces, boiled in sugar syrup, tossed in granulated sugar and allowed to dry.

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Rock hard, they are granulated then infused with a secret marinade of ingredients from the list above, before being roasted to create new flavours, aromas and compounds.

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Surprisingly, sugar -- the white, granulated kind found in nearly every household -- served as an inexpensive, convenient source of carbon atoms.

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