granulate /(grăn"ū̇*lāt)/

imp. & p. p. Granulated; p. pr. & vb. n. Granulating

1. To form into grains or small masses; as, to granulate powder, sugar, or metal.
2. To raise in granules or small asperities; to make rough on the surface.

1. To collect or be formed into grains; as, cane juice granulates into sugar.

1. Consisting of, or resembling, grains; crystallized in grains; granular; as, granulated sugar.
2. Having numerous small elevations, as shagreen.