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granulate

adj · verb · 7 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

Definitions and examples are grouped by meaning. Pronunciation, history, word forms, translations, descendants, synonyms, antonyms, derived terms, and related words appear whenever the source provides them.

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1

adj

Meaning 1

Consisting of, or resembling, grains; crystallized in grains; granular.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

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Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

2

adj

Meaning 2

Having numerous small elevations, like shagreen.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

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Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

3

verb

Meaning 3

To segment into tiny grains or particles.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: transitive

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

4

verb

Meaning 4

To collect or be formed into grains.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: intransitive

Examples

  • Cane juice granulates into sugar.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

5

verb

Meaning 5

form granulating tissue

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

Examples

  • wounds and ulcers can granulate

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

Broader terms: heal

6

verb

Meaning 6

become granular

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

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Meaning relationships

Synonyms: grain

Antonyms: none provided

Broader terms: change shape, change form, deform

7

verb

Meaning 7

form into grains

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: grain

Antonyms: none provided

Broader terms: form

History

Etymology

Etymology tree English granule Proto-Indo-European *-h2 Proto-Indo-European *-éh2 Proto-Indo-European *-tós Proto-Indo-European *-eh2tos Proto-Italic *-ātos Latin -ātuslbor. English -ate English granulate From granule + -ate (adjective-forming suffix).

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

Across languages

Translations

18 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Bulgarian: раздробявам (razdrobjavam) — to segment into tiny grains
  • Bulgarian: гранулирам (granuliram) — to segment into tiny grains
  • Catalan: granular — to segment into tiny grains
  • Finnish: rakeistaa — to segment into tiny grains
  • French: grainer — to segment into tiny grains
  • French: granuler — to segment into tiny grains
  • Galician: granular — to segment into tiny grains
  • German: granulieren — to segment into tiny grains
  • Hungarian: granulál — to segment into tiny grains
  • Ido: granigar — to segment into tiny grains
  • Irish: meil — to segment into tiny grains
  • Irish: gránaigh — to segment into tiny grains
  • Italian: granulare — to segment into tiny grains
  • Italian: granuloso — to segment into tiny grains
  • Polish: granulować — to segment into tiny grains
  • Polish: zgranulować — to segment into tiny grains
  • Portuguese: granular — to segment into tiny grains
  • Spanish: granular — to segment into tiny grains