granulate

Verb

form into grains
become granular
form granulating tissue
- "wounds and ulcers can granulate"
To segment into tiny grains or particles.
To collect or be formed into grains.

Adj

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

Examples

Cane juice granulates into sugar.

Origin / Etymology

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

Synonyms

grain

Scrabble Score: 10

granulate: valid Scrabble (US) TWL Word
granulate: valid Scrabble Word in Merriam-Webster MW Dictionary
granulate: valid Scrabble Word in International Collins CSW Dictionary

Words With Friends Score: 14

granulate: valid Words With Friends Word