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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Baken and Baitz’s previous effort coagulated into some sorta cultural critique about the nation going to Hell, while “All’s Fair” celebrates some of the people sending us there in a shameless parade of gaudy excess.
From Salon ● Nov. 6, 2025
Lift the edges of the coagulated egg and tilt the pan to let the uncooked egg fill in the gaps.
From Washington Post ● Jul. 25, 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
At Klowden Mann Gallery, the Chicago-based artist’s solo L.A. debut has trees aflame in dark and coagulated landscapes.
From Los Angeles Times ● Apr. 23, 2019
I got mop and pail, sprayed a room with disinfectant, and scrubbed at coagulated blood and hardened dog, rat, and rabbit feces.
From "Black Boy" by Richard Wright
