congeal
[ kuhn-jeel ]
/ kənˈdʒil /
verb (used with or without object)
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.
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Cong, conga, con game, Congaree, congé, congeal, congealed salad, congee, congelation, congelifraction, congeliturbation
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British Dictionary definitions for congeal
congeal
/ (kənˈdʒiːl) /
verb
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
Derived forms of congeal
congealable, adjectivecongealer, nouncongealment, nounWord Origin for congeal
C14: from Old French congeler, from Latin congelāre, from com- together + gelāre to freeze
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