granulate

动词 v. 形容词 adj.
/ˈɡɹæn.juːl.eɪt/    /ˈɡɹæn.jul.eɪt/|/ˈɡɹæn.jəl.eɪt/

英文释义

动词 v.
  1. To segment into tiny grains or particles. transitive
  2. To collect or be formed into grains. intransitive
    — Cane juice granulates into sugar.
形容词 adj.
  1. Consisting of, or resembling, grains; crystallized in grains; granular.
  2. Having numerous small elevations, like shagreen.

词形变化

granulates present,singular,third-person granulating participle,present granulated participle,past granulated past more granulate comparative most granulate superlative

词源

词源 1
Back-formation from granulation on the basis of -ate (verb-forming suffix). By surface analysis, granule + -ate.
词源 2
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).
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