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GELATINISE

Pronunciation (US):

(GB):

 I. (verb) 

Sense 1

Meaning:

Convert into gelatinous form or jelly

Example:

hot water will gelatinize starch

Synonyms:

gelatinise; gelatinize

Classified under:

Verbs of size, temperature change, intensifying, etc.

Hypernyms (to "gelatinise" is one way to...):

alter; change; modify (cause to change; make different; cause a transformation)

Verb group:

gelatinise; gelatinize (become gelatinous or change into a jelly)

Sentence frames:

Somebody ----s something
Something ----s something

Sense 2

Meaning:

Become gelatinous or change into a jelly

Example:

the starch gelatinized when it was heated

Synonyms:

gelatinise; gelatinize

Classified under:

Verbs of size, temperature change, intensifying, etc.

Hypernyms (to "gelatinise" is one way to...):

change (undergo a change; become different in essence; losing one's or its original nature)

Verb group:

gelatinise; gelatinize (convert into gelatinous form or jelly)

Sentence frame:

Something ----s

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