granulate Synonyms
Another word for granulate
• verb (Context 1)
To form into or reduce to small grains or crystals.
"The refinery uses specialized rotary dryers to crystallize the raw sugar before packaging."
• verb (Context 2)
To develop small, grain-like projections of new tissue and capillaries on the surface of a healing wound or ulcer (in medicine).
"The surgeon was pleased to see that the deep incision had begun to heal healthily."
• verb (Context 3)
To roughen the surface of a material or decorate metalwork with tiny grains of gold or silver.
"Ancient Etruscan goldsmiths developed intricate techniques to roughen fine jewelry with microscopic spheres of gold."
• adjective (Context 4)
Having a roughened surface covered with small grain-like projections or bumps, especially in botany and zoology.
"The biologist identified the beetle species by the finely granular texture of its wing covers."
Opposites of granulate
The opposite of granulate shifts depending on context. Common opposites include: