congeal

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Scrabble points: 10
Words With Friends: 14
Letters: 7

Pronunciation

/kənˈd͡ʒiːl/

Definition of congeal

4 senses · 1 part of speech · etymology included

verb

(transitive)To change from a liquid to solid state, perhaps due to cold; called to freeze in nontechnical usage.

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verb

(transitive)To change from a liquid to solid state, perhaps due to cold; called to freeze in nontechnical usage.
(transitive)To coagulate, make curdled or semi-solid such as gel or jelly.
(transitive)To make rigid or immobile.

“We must act before opposition to our plans congeals.”
(intransitive)To become congealed, solidify.

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Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *ḱe Proto-Indo-European *ḱóm Proto-Italic *kom Proto-Italic *kom- Latin con- Proto-Indo-European *gel- Latin gelū Proto-Indo-European *-h₂ Proto-Indo-European *-éh₂ Proto-Indo-European *-yéti Proto-Indo-European *-eh₂yéti Proto-Italic *-āō Latin -ō Latin gelō Latin congelōder. Middle French congelerbor. Middle English congelen English congeal From Middle English congelen, from Middle French congeler, from Latin congelare, cognate with Portuguese and Spanish congelar.

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