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GELATINIZE
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I. (verb)
Verb forms
Present simple: I / you / we / they gelatinize ... he / she / it gelatinizes
Past simple: gelatinized
-ing form: gelatinizing
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 "gelatinize" 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
Derivation:
gelatin (a colorless water-soluble glutinous protein obtained from animal tissues such as bone and skin)
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 "gelatinize" 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
Derivation:
gelatin (a colorless water-soluble glutinous protein obtained from animal tissues such as bone and skin)
Sense 3
Meaning:
Classified under:
Verbs of size, temperature change, intensifying, etc.
Hypernyms (to "gelatinize" is one way to...):
coat; surface (put a coat on; cover the surface of; furnish with a surface)
Sentence frames:
Somebody ----s something
Something ----s something
Derivation:
gelatin (a colorless water-soluble glutinous protein obtained from animal tissues such as bone and skin)