different between granulate vs demolish

English

Etymology

granule +? -ate

Verb

granulate (third-person singular simple present granulates, present participle granulating, simple past and past participle granulated)

1. (transitive) To segment into tiny grains or particles.
2. (intransitive) To collect or be formed into grains.

   Cane juice granulates into sugar.

Related terms

• grain
• granular
• granularity
• granulation
• granule

Translations

Adjective

granulate (comparative more granulate, superlative most granulate)

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

Further reading

• granulate in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, G. & C. Merriam, 1913.
• granulate in The Century Dictionary, New York, N.Y.: The Century Co., 1911.

Italian

Adjective

granulate

1. feminine plural of granulato

Verb

granulate

1. second-person plural present indicative of granulare
2. second-person plural imperative of granulare
3. feminine plural of granulato

Latin

Adjective

gr?nul?te

1. vocative masculine singular of gr?nul?tus

English

Etymology

Attested since the 16th century; from Middle French demoliss-, the stem of some conjugated forms of the verb demolir (“to destroy”, “to tear down”), from Latin d?m?lior (“I tear down”).

Pronunciation

• (UK) IPA^(key): /d??m?l.??/

Verb

demolish (third-person singular simple present demolishes, present participle demolishing, simple past and past participle demolished)

1. To destroy.
2. (transitive, figuratively) To defeat or consume utterly (as a theory, belief or opponent).
   • 1992, Robert Rankin, The Antipope (page 68)

     The Captain folded his brow into a look of intense perplexity. 'You seem exceedingly spry for a man who demolished an entire bottle of brandy and better part of an ounce of shag in a single evening.'
     'And very nice too,' said the tramp. 'Now as to breakfast?'

Synonyms

• See also Thesaurus:destroy

Related terms

• demolition

Translations

References

• Douglas Harper (2001–2021) , “demolish”, in Online Etymology Dictionary

Anagrams

• modelish