degranulate

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UK/diːˈɡɹænjəleɪt/

verb

To lose granules by the process of degranulation.

OriginEnglish granulate ← French granule ← Latin grānulum →
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Meanings

verbdegranulate (third-person singular simple present degranulates, present participle degranulating, simple past and past participle degranulated)

present singular third person degranulates · participle present degranulating · participle past degranulated · past degranulated

  1. biologyTo lose granules by the process of degranulation.

Origin

  1. Proto-Indo-European*de
  2. Proto-Indo-European*déh₁
  3. Proto-Italic*dē
  4. Latindē
  5. Latindē-
  6. Englishde-
  7. Proto-Indo-European*ǵerh₂-
  8. Proto-Indo-European*ǵr̥h₂-nós
  9. Proto-Indo-European*ǵr̥h₂nóm
  10. Proto-Italic*grānom
  11. Latingrānum
  12. Latinulum
  13. Latingrānulum
  14. Frenchgranule
  15. Englishgranule
  16. Englishgranulate
  17. Englishdegranulate

From de- + granulate.

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APA

degranulate. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/degranulate

MLA

“degranulate.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/degranulate. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “degranulate,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/degranulate.

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