congeal

[ kuhn-jeel ]

/ kənˈdʒil /

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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.

OTHER WORDS FOR congeal

1 harden, set, jell, solidify.

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Origin of congeal

1350–1400; Middle English congelen (<Middle French congeler) <Latin congelāre, equivalent to con-con- + gelāre to freeze; see gelid

OTHER WORDS FROM congeal

con·geal·a·ble, adjectivecon·geal·a·bil·i·ty, con·geal·a·ble·ness, nouncon·geal·ed·ness, nouncon·geal·er, noun

con·geal·ment, nounhalf-con·gealed, adjectivenon·con·geal·ing, adjective, nounun·con·geal, verb (used without object)un·con·geal·a·ble, adjective

Words nearby congeal

Cong, conga, con game, Congaree, congé, congeal, congealed salad, congee, congelation, congelifraction, congeliturbation

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How to use congeal in a sentence

Any severe storms that congeal close to the Interstate 95 corridor will be capable of locally torrential downpours, intense cloud-to-ground lightning, hail up to a quarter size, and peak wind gusts of 60 to 70 mph.
Risk of severe storms decreases with drier air pushing into region|Jason Samenow, Jeffrey Halverson|July 21, 2021|Washington Post
An additional batch of scattered thunderstorms may develop from the Mid-Atlantic into western Massachusetts and shift east, congealing into a mass of downpours that will roll through southern New England.
Tropical Storm Elsa drenching New England after deluging Mid-Atlantic|Matthew Cappucci|July 9, 2021|Washington Post
The simulation shows a robust storm line that has congealed over the Blue Ridge, ahead of the advancing cold front.
Heavy storms, some damaging, exit D.C. area. More rain likely tonight.|Jeffrey Halverson, Jason Samenow|July 1, 2021|Washington Post
They then congeal with grease and other cooking fats improperly sent down drains to form sometimes massive “fatbergs” that block pumps and pipes, sending sewage backing up into basements and overflowing into streams.
A nasty pandemic problem: More flushed wipes are clogging pipes, sending sewage into homes|Katherine Shaver|April 23, 2021|Washington Post

Lockdown has distorted our perceptions of time, making months of mandatory monotony congeal into a goo of boredom and malaise.
How Docu-Mania Took Streaming by Storm, From Tiger King to WeWork|Judy Berman|April 1, 2021|Time
The shock will soon congeal into fear-fueled groupthink and gridlock.
Tea Party Cannibalizes Cantor|John Avlon|June 11, 2014|DAILY BEAST
But when directed inward, that lifeblood tends to congeal, while exposed to rigorous movement it can offer sustaining power.
Voting For Yair Lapid, Israel’s Maimonides|Rabbi Daniel Landes|February 4, 2013|DAILY BEAST
They do not congeal for the reason that the salt of the ocean lowers the point at which the water solidifies to near 28° Fahr.
Outlines of the Earth's History|Nathaniel Southgate Shaler
The effect upon the water, already at freezing-point, would be to congeal the surface at once.
The Home of the Blizzard|Douglas Mawson
Boil down the syrup to half its original quantity, but take care that it does not boil long enough to congeal or become thick.
Domestic French Cookery, 4th ed.|Sulpice Baru
Captain Scraggs shook his head as if his thoughts threatened to congeal in his brain and he desired to shake them up.
Captain Scraggs|Peter B. Kyne
The jelly obstinately refused to clarify, and the blanc-mange was equally unwilling to congeal.
Pencil Sketches|Eliza Leslie

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, noun

Word Origin for congeal

C14: from Old French congeler, from Latin congelāre, from com- together + gelāre to freeze

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