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congeal

[ kuhn-jeel ]

verb (used with or without object)

  1. 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.

    Synonyms: , , ,

  2. to curdle; coagulate, as a fluid.
  3. to make or become fixed, as ideas, sentiments, or principles:

    Some philosophic systems lost their vitality and congealed.



congeal

/ əˈː /

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. intr (of ideas) to take shape or become fixed in form
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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Derived Forms

  • Dzˈ𲹱Գ, noun
  • Dzˈ𲹱, noun
  • Dzˈ𲹱, adjective
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Other 51Թ Forms

  • Dz·𲹱a· adjective
  • Dz·𲹱a·i·ٲ Dz·𲹱a··ness noun
  • Dz·𲹱Ļ·Ա noun
  • Dz·𲹱İ noun
  • Dz·𲹱mԳ noun
  • 󲹱-Dz·𲹱 adjective
  • ԴDzcDz·𲹱iԲ adjective noun
  • ܲcDz·𲹱 verb (used without object)
  • unDz·𲹱a· adjective
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51Թ History and Origins

Origin of congeal1

1350–1400; Middle English congelen (< Middle French congeler ) < Latin DzԲ, equivalent to con- con- + to freeze; gelid
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51Թ History and Origins

Origin of congeal1

C14: from Old French congeler, from Latin DzԲ, from com- together + to freeze
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The paint congeals and my spray paint spits out; it doesn't flow smoothly because it's frozen.

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Her white hospital bib, tucked into the collar of her grey jumper, is splattered with congealed blood.

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These protoplanetary disks slowly congealed into planets — so slowly, in fact, that astronomers speculated all of the protoplanetary disks that once existed have since blown away.

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The chips were cold, the queso had congealed and the salad arrived limp and sad.

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Amid the monstrous heaps of twisted metal, pools of congealed oil and walls pockmarked by shrapnel, one incongruous detail catches my eye.

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