gelatinize

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verb

To cause to become gelatinous.

“We allow that to cook long enough to gelatinize so we can mix it easily.”

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gelatinise
OriginEnglish gelatin ← French gélatine ← Italian gelatina →
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Meanings

verbgelatinize (third-person singular simple present gelatinizes, present participle gelatinizing, simple past and past participle gelatinized)

present singular third person gelatinizes · participle present gelatinizing · participle past gelatinized · past gelatinized · alternative gelatinise

  1. transitiveTo cause to become gelatinous.
  2. intransitiveTo become gelatinous.

    We allow that to cook long enough to gelatinize so we can mix it easily.

  3. transitiveartsTo coat or treat with gelatin.

Synonyms & antonyms

verbbecome gelatinous or change into a jelly

Similar
gelatinise
Broader
change

verbconvert into gelatinous form or jelly

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gelatinise
Broader
changealtermodify
Also see
gelatinifygelatinise

Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

Origin

  1. Proto-Indo-European*gel-
  2. Latingelū
  3. Latingelāre
  4. Italiangelare
  5. Italiangelatina
  6. Frenchgélatine
  7. Englishgelatin
  8. Englishgelatinize

From gelatin + -ize.

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Rhymes & wordplay

Anagrams

genitalize
Cite this entry
APA

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

MLA

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

Chicago

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

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