Meanings
verbgratinate (third-person singular simple present gratinates, present participle gratinating, simple past and past participle gratinated)
present singular third person gratinates · participle present gratinating · participle past gratinated · past gratinated
Origin
From gratin + -ate (verb-forming suffix). Compare French gratiner.
Full word history & related roots →Translations
Czech gratinovat
- gratinovatto bake so as to form a gratin
Finnish gratinoida
- gratinoidato bake so as to form a gratin
French gratiner
- gratinerto bake so as to form a gratin
German überbacken, gratinieren
- überbackento bake so as to form a gratin
- gratinierento bake so as to form a gratin
Spanish gratinar
- gratinarto bake so as to form a gratin
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APA
gratinate. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/gratinate
MLA
“gratinate.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/gratinate. Accessed November 3, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “gratinate,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/gratinate.
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