verb
1. become gelatinous or change into a jelly
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the starch gelatinized when it was heated
• Syn: ↑gelatinize
• Derivationally related forms: ↑gelatin (for: ↑gelatinize)
• Hypernyms: ↑change
• Verb Group: ↑gelatinize
• Verb Frames:
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Something ——s
2. convert into gelatinous form or jelly
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hot water will gelatinize starch
• Syn: ↑gelatinize
• Derivationally related forms: ↑gelatin (for: ↑gelatinize)
• Verb Group: ↑gelatinize
• Verb Frames:
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Somebody ——s something
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Something ——s something
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gelatinate /ji-latˈi-nāt/, gelatˈinize or gelatinate /ji-latˈi-nāt/, gelatˈinise transitive verb
1. To make into gelatine or jelly
2. To coat with gelatine or jelly
intransitive verb
To be converted into gelatine or jelly
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Main Entry: ↑gelatine
Useful english dictionary. 2012.