coagulate
verb (used with or without object)
to change from a fluid into a thickened mass; curdle; congeal.
coagulated
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past participleof coagulate.past participle
A verb form used in perfect and passive verb constructions and that can also function as a modifier.
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past tense formof coagulate.past tense
Used to describe completed actions or previous habitual actions.
coagulateverb (used with or without object)to change from a fluid into a thickened mass; curdle; congeal.
Example Sentences
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One TikTok user uploaded a video of the sauce she had ordered, which arrived looking pale and coagulated with dark blue or green specks, according to the footage.
From Salon ● Jul. 22, 2022
Now freed of the early paintings’ strict radial structure, the countless watery marks coagulated into swarms, which seemed to be blowing from one corner of the painting to the other.
From New York Times ● Mar. 25, 2021
Today, the term has coagulated around the idea of a Type A self-motivated woman who derives strength from her conception of her gender.
From Slate ● Aug. 31, 2018
But something coagulated under coach Barry Melrose, and Gretzky cites an assist from two unlikely sources that helped them march back into Toronto.
From Los Angeles Times ● May 29, 2018
In the veins of turtles coursed a sweet lassi that had to be drunk as soon as it spurted from their necks, because it coagulated in less than a minute.
From "Life of Pi" by Yann Martel
