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gelatinize

ge·lat·i·nize
G g

Transcription

    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • UK Pronunciation
    • UK IPA
    • [juh-lat-n-ahyz, jel-uh-tn-]
    • /dʒəˈlæt nˌaɪz, ˈdʒɛl ə tn-/
    • /dʒɪ.ˈlæ.tɪ.naɪz/
    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • [juh-lat-n-ahyz, jel-uh-tn-]
    • /dʒəˈlæt nˌaɪz, ˈdʒɛl ə tn-/

Definitions of gelatinize word

  • verb with object gelatinize to make gelatinous. 1
  • verb with object gelatinize to coat with gelatin, as paper. 1
  • verb without object gelatinize to become gelatinous. 1
  • noun gelatinize Make or become gelatinous or jellylike. 1
  • verb gelatinize to make or become gelatinous 0
  • verb gelatinize to coat (glass, paper, etc) with gelatine 0

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Origin of gelatinize

First appearance:

before 1800
One of the 42% newest English words
First recorded in 1800-10; gelatin + -ize

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Parts of speech for Gelatinize

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation

gelatinize popularity

A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 47% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.
According to our data most of word are more popular. This word is almost not used. It has a much more popular synonym.

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Synonyms for gelatinize

verb gelatinize

  • consolidate — If you consolidate something that you have, for example power or success, you strengthen it so that it becomes more effective or secure.
  • thicken — make thicker
  • set — to put (something or someone) in a particular place: to set a vase on a table.
  • inspissate — Thicken or congeal.
  • curdle — If milk or eggs curdle or if you curdle them, they separate into different bits.

Antonyms for gelatinize

verb gelatinize

  • disperse — to drive or send off in various directions; scatter: to disperse a crowd.
  • liquefy — Make or become liquid.
  • thin — having relatively little extent from one surface or side to the opposite; not thick: thin ice.
  • soften — to make soft or softer.
  • divide — to separate into parts, groups, sections, etc.

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