• (v. i.) To be converted into gelatin, or into a substance like jelly. • (v. t.) To convert into gelatin, or into a substance resembling jelly.
Ge·lat'i·nate transitive verb [ imperfect & past participle Gelatinated ; present participle & verbal noun Gelatinating .] To convert into gelatin, or into a substance resembling jelly. 
gelatinate To convert into gelatin, or into a substance resembling jelly.