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Definition of 'congeal'

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congeal

(kəndʒiːl )
Word forms: 3rd person singular present tense congeals , present participle congealing , past tense, past participle congealed
verb
When a liquid congeals, it becomes very thick and sticky and almost solid.
The blood had started to congeal. [VERB]
...spilled wine mingled with congealed soup. [VERB-ed]
Synonyms: thicken, set, freeze, harden   More Synonyms of congeal
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congeal in British

(kənˈdʒiːl )
verb
1. 
to change or cause to change from a soft or fluid state to a firm or solid state
2. 
to form or cause to form into a coagulated mass; curdle; jell
3. (intransitive)
(of ideas) to take shape or become fixed in form
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Derived forms
congealable (conˈgealable)
  adjective
congealer (conˈgealer)
  noun
congealment (conˈgealment)
  noun
Word origin of 'congeal'
C14: from Old French congeler, from Latin congelāre, from com- together + gelāre to freeze
Word Frequency

congeal in American

(kənˈdʒil ; kənjēlˈ)
verb transitive, verb intransitive
1. 
to solidify or thicken by cooling or freezing
2. 
to thicken; coagulate; jell
Webster’s New World College Dictionary, 4th Edition. Copyright © 2010 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt. All rights reserved.
Derived forms
congealable (conˈgealable)
  adjective
congealment (conˈgealment)
  noun
Word origin of 'congeal'
ME congelen < OFr congeler < L congelare < com-, together + gelare, to freeze: see gelatin

Example sentences containing 'congeal'

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From the way it glistened I could tell it was only just beginning to congeal. Adam, Paul A NASTY DOSE OF DEATHConversation dwindled, and time seemed to congeal around the card game. Adair, Tom (Intro) THREE KINDS OF KISSING - SCOTTISH SHORT STORIES

Trends of 'congeal'

Used Rarely. congeal is in the lower 50% of commonly used words in the Collins dictionary

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