Granulate \Gran"u*late\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Granulated; p. pr. & vb. n. Granulating.]

[See Granule.]

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.

Source: Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913)
 

Granulate \Gran"u*late\, Granulated \Gran"u*la`ted\, a.

1. Consisting of, or resembling, grains; crystallized in grains; granular; as, granulated sugar.

2. Having numerous small elevations, as shagreen.

Granulated steel, a variety of steel made by a particular process beginning with the granulation of pig iron.

Source: Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913)