Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

gelatinize

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: gela-tinize
IPA

20

Scrabble Score

10

Letters

2

Syllables

8

Unique Chars

Meaning

verb

To cause to become gelatinous.

Transitive verb

verb

To become gelatinous.

Intransitive verb

verb

To coat or treat with gelatin.

Transitive verb

Example Sentences

"We allow that to cook long enough to gelatinize so we can mix it easily."

Etymology

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *gel- Latin gelū Proto-Indo-European *-h₂ Proto-Indo-European *-éh₂ Proto-Indo-European *-yéti Proto-Indo-European *-eh₂yéti Proto-Indo-European *-h₂tiinflu. Proto-Italic *-ājō Proto-Italic *-āō Latin -ō Latin gelāre Italian gelareder. Italian gelatinabor. French gélatinebor. English gelatin Proto-Indo-European *-id- Proto-Indo-European *-yéti Proto-Indo-European *-idyéti Proto-Hellenic *-íd͏̌d͏̌ō Ancient Greek -ῐ́ζω (-ĭ́zō)bor. Late Latin -izōder. Middle French -iserbor. Middle English -isen English -ize English gelatinize From gelatin + -ize.

Usage

Inflected Forms

gelatinizes (present, singular) gelatinizing (participle, present) gelatinized (participle, past) gelatinized (past) gelatinise (alternative)

Derived Forms

degelatinized gelatinizable gelatinizer nongelatinized nongelatinizing pregelatinize regelatinize ungelatinized

Frequently Paired Words

gelatinization

Synonyms

gelatinise

Questions

What does gelatinize mean?: To cause to become gelatinous.
Where does gelatinize come from?: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *gel- Latin gelū Proto-Indo-European *-h₂ Proto-Indo-European *-éh₂ Proto-Indo-European *-yéti Proto-Indo-European *-eh₂yéti Proto-Indo-European *-h₂tiinflu. Proto-Italic *-ājō Proto-Italic *-āō Latin -ō Latin gelāre Italian gelareder. Italian gelatinabor. French gélatinebor. English gelatin Proto-Indo-European *-id- Proto-Indo-European *-yéti Proto-Indo-European *-idyéti Proto-Hellenic *-íd͏̌d͏̌ō Ancient Greek -ῐ́ζω (-ĭ́zō)bor. Late Latin -izōder. Middle French -iserbor. Middle English -isen English -ize English gelatinize From gelatin + -ize.

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