The Collaborative International Dictionary
granulate \gran"u*late\ (gr[a^]n"[-u]*l[=a]t), v. t. [imp. & p. p. Granulated (gr[a^]n"[-u]*l[=a]`t[e^]d); p. pr. & vb. n. Granulating (gr[a^]n"[-u]*l[=a]`t[i^]ng).] [See Granule.]
To form into grains or small masses; as, to granulate powder, sugar, or metal.
To raise in granules or small asperities; to make rough on the surface.
Wiktionary
vb. (present participle of granulate English)
Usage examples of "granulating".
The sound was vibrant, accompanied by liquid echoes, and soon it was joined by the sound of another hammer, maybe a block away, a thick ripple to each granulating blow, probably Bond Street.
The doctor incised the edges of the granulating surface and then led the granulations on by what is known in the medical profession as the 'sponge graft.
Mock-kiss followed mock-kiss, corn-chip debris granulating on their mouths, sticking to their forgers, transferring like sticky pollen to their clothes.