congeal

[kuhn-jeel]

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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.

Origin of congeal

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

Related formscon·geal·a·ble, adjectivecon·geal·a·bil·i·ty, con·geal·a·ble·ness, nouncon·geal·ed·ness, nouncon·geal·er, nouncon·geal·ment, nounhalf-con·gealed, adjectivenon·con·geal·ing, adjective, nounun·con·geal, verb (used without object)un·con·geal·a·ble, adjective

Synonyms for congeal

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1. harden, set, jell, solidify.

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Related Words for congealed

curdle, thicken, dry, stiffen, indurate, set, refrigerate, condense, freeze, harden, concrete, jelly, solidify, clot, cake, gelatinize, jell, jellify, clabber, gel

Examples from the Web for congealed

Contemporary Examples of congealed

There was a patch of congealed blood behind his head: “Except for the blood…the dead man looked immaculate.”
How to Get Away With a Hollywood Murder
Tim Teeman
October 10, 2014
As a result, the voice of the memoir changed and it all congealed into A Mountain of Crumbs.
How I Write: Elena Gorokhova
Noah Charney
August 2, 2012

Historical Examples of congealed

Every pool of water on the island was congealed into a solid mass.
The Long Labrador Trail
Dillon Wallace
The blood had congealed in my hands until they were so stiff as to be almost useless.
The Long Labrador Trail
Dillon Wallace
Worse than that, for the ice would have melted and I congealed the more.
Kent Knowles: Quahaug
Joseph C. Lincoln
Twas as though the very night––the passion of it––congealed upon us.
The Cruise of the Shining Light
Norman Duncan
Some spirits, which I had in a small keg, congealed to the consistency of honey.
Little Masterpieces of Science: Explorers
Various

British Dictionary definitions for congealed

congeal

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 Formscongealable, 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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Word Origin and History for congealed

congeal

late 14c., from Old French congeler (14c.) "to freeze, thicken," from Latin congelare "to cause to freeze, to freeze together," from com- "together" (see com-) + gelare "to freeze," from gelu "frost, ice" (see cold (adj.)). Related: Congealed; congealing.