congeal
to change from a soft or fluid state to a rigid or solid state, as by cooling or freezing: The fat congealed on the top of the soup.
to curdle; coagulate, as a fluid.
to make or become fixed, as ideas, sentiments, or principles: Some philosophic systems lost their vitality and congealed.
Origin of congeal
1Other words for congeal
Other words from congeal
- con·geal·a·ble, adjective
- con·geal·a·bil·i·ty, con·geal·a·ble·ness, noun
- con·geal·ed·ness, noun
- con·geal·er, noun
- con·geal·ment, noun
- half-con·gealed, adjective
- non·con·geal·ing, adjective, noun
- un·con·geal, verb (used without object)
- un·con·geal·a·ble, adjective
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How to use congeal in a sentence
That group quickly congealed into the core of a contender, and the team remained firmly in the mix even after Presti shipped Harden off to Houston.
The Thunder Have Been Busier This Offseason Than Any Team In NBA History | Jared Dubin | December 11, 2020 | FiveThirtyEightThere was a patch of congealed blood behind his head: “Except for the blood…the dead man looked immaculate.”
As a result, the voice of the memoir changed and it all congealed into A Mountain of Crumbs.
And Tom, aware that he winced, was also aware that something in his life congealed and stopped its normal flow.
The Wave | Algernon BlackwoodPneumatic drills hammered into the congealed lava, cutting holes in which charges would be placed.
The Flaming Mountain | Harold Leland Goodwin
My body was covered with congealed blood, and even my long hair was all matted and stiffened with it.
The Adventures of Louis de Rougemont | Louis de RougemontThe streets and roads were transformed into pools of half-congealed mud.
My Recollections of Lord Byron | Teresa GuiccioliSpray had beaten over her and had congealed until she seemed like a mass of ice that had been molded into the shape of a ship.
Blow The Man Down | Holman Day
British Dictionary definitions for congeal
/ (kənˈdʒiːl) /
to change or cause to change from a soft or fluid state to a firm or solid state
to form or cause to form into a coagulated mass; curdle; jell
(intr) (of ideas) to take shape or become fixed in form
Origin of congeal
1Derived forms of congeal
- congealable, adjective
- congealer, noun
- congealment, noun
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