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gran·u·late

(grăn′yə-lāt′)

v. gran·u·lat·ed, gran·u·lat·ing, gran·u·lates

v.tr.

1. To form into grains or granules.

2. To make rough and grainy.

v.intr.

To become granular or grainy.

gran′u·la′tive adj.

gran′u·la′tor n.

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granulate

(ˈɡrænjʊˌleɪt)

1. (tr) to make into grains

2. to make or become roughened in surface texture

3. (Physiology) (intr) (of a wound, ulcer, etc) to form granulation tissue

ˈgranulative adj

ˈgranuˌlator, ˈgranuˌlater n

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gran•u•late

(ˈgræn yəˌleɪt)

v. -lat•ed, -lat•ing. v.t.

1. to form into granules or grains.

2. to make rough on the surface.

v.i.

3. to become granular.

[1660–70]

gran′u•lat`er, gran′u•la`tor, n.

granulate

Past participle: granulated
Gerund: granulating

Imperative
granulate
granulate

Present
I granulate
you granulate
he/she/it granulates
we granulate
you granulate
they granulate

Preterite
I granulated
you granulated
he/she/it granulated
we granulated
you granulated
they granulated

Present Continuous
I am granulating
you are granulating
he/she/it is granulating
we are granulating
you are granulating
they are granulating

Present Perfect
I have granulated
you have granulated
he/she/it has granulated
we have granulated
you have granulated
they have granulated

Past Continuous
I was granulating
you were granulating
he/she/it was granulating
we were granulating
you were granulating
they were granulating

Past Perfect
I had granulated
you had granulated
he/she/it had granulated
we had granulated
you had granulated
they had granulated

Future
I will granulate
you will granulate
he/she/it will granulate
we will granulate
you will granulate
they will granulate

Future Perfect
I will have granulated
you will have granulated
he/she/it will have granulated
we will have granulated
you will have granulated
they will have granulated

Future Continuous
I will be granulating
you will be granulating
he/she/it will be granulating
we will be granulating
you will be granulating
they will be granulating

Present Perfect Continuous
I have been granulating
you have been granulating
he/she/it has been granulating
we have been granulating
you have been granulating
they have been granulating

Future Perfect Continuous
I will have been granulating
you will have been granulating
he/she/it will have been granulating
we will have been granulating
you will have been granulating
they will have been granulating

Past Perfect Continuous
I had been granulating
you had been granulating
he/she/it had been granulating
we had been granulating
you had been granulating
they had been granulating

Conditional
I would granulate
you would granulate
he/she/it would granulate
we would granulate
you would granulate
they would granulate

Past Conditional
I would have granulated
you would have granulated
he/she/it would have granulated
we would have granulated
you would have granulated
they would have granulated

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Verb 1. granulate - form into grains

grain

form - assume a form or shape; "the water formed little beads"

2. granulate - become granular

grain

change form, change shape, deform - assume a different shape or form

3. granulate - form granulating tissue; "wounds and ulcers can granulate"

heal - get healthy again; "The wound is healing slowly"

granulate

verb

To break up into tiny particles:

bray, crush, grind, mill, powder, pulverize, triturate.

Translations

granular

grainer granuler

granulare granello

granulate

[ˈgrænjʊleɪt] VT [+ salt, sugar, soil, metal] → granular ; [+ surface] → hacer granuloso

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granulate

vt → granulieren, körnen ; leather → rauen

vi → körnig werden

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