\Ge*lat"i*nate\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Gelatinated};
p. pr. & vb. n. {Gelatinating}.]
To convert into gelatin, or into a substance resembling
jelly.

\Ge*lat"i*nate\, v. i.
To be converted into gelatin, or into a substance like jelly.
      Lapis lazuli, if calcined, does not effervesce, but
      gelatinates with the mineral acids.      --Kirwan.