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GRANULATE

Pronunciation (US):

(GB):

 I. (verb) 

Sense 1

Meaning:

Form granulating tissue

Example:

wounds and ulcers can granulate

Classified under:

Verbs of grooming, dressing and bodily care

Hypernyms (to "granulate" is one way to...):

heal (get healthy again)

Sentence frame:

Somebody's (body part) ----s

Derivation:

granulation (new connective tissue and tiny blood vessels that form on the surfaces of a wound during the healing process)

Sense 2

Meaning:

Become granular

Synonyms:

grain; granulate

Classified under:

Verbs of size, temperature change, intensifying, etc.

Hypernyms (to "granulate" is one way to...):

change form; change shape; deform (assume a different shape or form)

Sentence frame:

Something ----s

Sense 3

Meaning:

Form into grains

Synonyms:

grain; granulate

Classified under:

Verbs of size, temperature change, intensifying, etc.

Hypernyms (to "granulate" is one way to...):

form (assume a form or shape)

Cause:

grain; granulate (become granular)

Sentence frame:

Somebody ----s something

Derivation:

granulation (the act of forming something into granules or grains)

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