GELATINISE

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does gelatinise mean? 

• GELATINISE (verb)
  The verb GELATINISE has 2 senses:

1. become gelatinous or change into a jelly

2. convert into gelatinous form or jelly

  Familiarity information: GELATINISE used as a verb is rare.

 Dictionary entry details 

• GELATINISE (verb)

Present simple: I / you / we / they gelatinise    ... he / she / it gelatinises   
Past simple: gelatinised   
Past participle: gelatinised   
-ing form: gelatinising   

Sense 1

Meaning:

Become gelatinous or change into a jelly

Classified under:

Verbs of size, temperature change, intensifying, etc.

Synonyms:

gelatinise; gelatinize

Context example:

the starch gelatinized when it was heated

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

Sense 2

Meaning:

Convert into gelatinous form or jelly

Classified under:

Verbs of size, temperature change, intensifying, etc.

Synonyms:

gelatinise; gelatinize

Context example:

hot water will gelatinize starch

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