gelatinate

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/d͡ʒəˈlætɪneɪt/

verb

To convert into gelatin or a jelly-like substance.

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Meanings

verbgelatinate (third-person singular simple present gelatinates, present participle gelatinating, simple past and past participle gelatinated)

present singular third person gelatinates · participle present gelatinating · participle past gelatinated · past gelatinated

  1. transitiveTo convert into gelatin or a jelly-like substance.
  2. intransitiveTo be converted into gelatin or a jelly-like substance.

    Lapis lazuli, if calcined, does not effervesce, but gelatinates with the mineral acids.

    1784, Richard Kirwan, Elements of Mineralogy

Origin

From gelatin + -ate (verb-forming suffix).

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APA

gelatinate. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/gelatinate

MLA

“gelatinate.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/gelatinate. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “gelatinate,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/gelatinate.

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