Synonyms/Hypernyms (Ordered by Estimated Frequency) of verb gelatinize
3 senses of gelatinize
Sense 1
gelatinize -- (coat with gelatin)
=> coat, surface -- (put a coat on; cover the surface of; furnish with a surface; "coat the cake with chocolate")
Sense 2
gelatinize, gelatinise -- (become gelatinous or change into a jelly; "the starch gelatinized when it was heated")
=> change -- (undergo a change; become different in essence; losing one's or its original nature; "She changed completely as she grew older"; "The weather changed last night")
Sense 3
gelatinize, gelatinise -- (convert into gelatinous form or jelly; "hot water will gelatinize starch")
=> change, alter, modify -- (cause to change; make different; cause a transformation; "The advent of the automobile may have altered the growth pattern of the city"; "The discussion has changed my thinking about the issue")