Hypertext Webster Gateway: "Granulate"
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) (web1913)
Granulate \Gran"u*late\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Granulated}; p.
pr. & vb. n. {Granulating}.] [See {Granule}.]
1. To form into grains or small masses; as, to granulate
powder, sugar, or metal.
2. To raise in granules or small asperities; to make rough on
the surface.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) (web1913)
Granulate \Gran"u*late\, v. i.
To collect or be formed into grains; as, cane juice
granulates into sugar.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) (web1913)
Granulate \Gran"u*late\, Granulated \Gran"u*la`ted\, a.
1. Consisting of, or resembling, grains; crystallized in
grains; granular; as, granulated sugar.
2. Having numerous small elevations, as shagreen.
{Granulated steel}, a variety of steel made by a particular
process beginning with the granulation of pig iron.
From WordNet (r) 1.7 (wn)
granulate
v 1: form into grains [syn: {grain}]
2: become granular [syn: {grain}]
3: form granulating tissue, as of wounds and ulcers
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