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gran⋅u⋅late

[gran-yuh-leyt] verb, -lat⋅ed, -lat⋅ing.
–verb (used with object)
1. to form into granules or grains.
2. to raise in granules; make rough on the surface.
–verb (used without object)
3. to become granular or grainy.
4. Pathology. to form granulation tissue.

Origin:
1660–70; granule + -ate 1


gran⋅u⋅lat⋅er, gran⋅u⋅la⋅tor, noun
gran⋅u⋅la⋅tive [gran-yuh-ley-tiv, -luh-tiv] , adjective
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gran·u·late   (grān'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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Medical Dictionary

Main Entry: gran·u·late
Pronunciation: 'gran-y&-"lAt
Function: verb
Inflected Forms: -lat·ed; -lat·ing
transitivesenses
: to form or crystallize (as sugar) into grains or granules granulate intransitive senses
: to form granulations granulating and free from slough —R. H. Nyquist>
Merriam-Webster's Medical Dictionary, © 2002 Merriam-Webster, Inc.
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