granulate

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granulate^¹

/ˈɡɹæn.juːl.eɪt/ UK
/ˈɡɹæn.jul.eɪt/ US
/ˈɡɹæn.jəl.eɪt/ US

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

verb granulates · granulating · granulated

transitive To segment into tiny grains or particles.
intransitive To collect or be formed into grains. Cane juice granulates into sugar.

granulate^²

/ˈɡɹæn.juːl.ət/ UK
/ˈɡɹæn.jul.ət/ US
/ˈɡɹæn.jəl.ət/ US

adjective more granulate · most granulate

Consisting of, or resembling, grains; crystallized in grains; granular.
Having numerous small elevations, like shagreen.

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verb to segment into tiny grains

Español	granular
Português	granular
Français	grainer, granuler
Deutsch	granulieren
Italiano	granulare, granuloso

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@misc{granulate_2026,
  title = {granulate},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/granulate},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}