con|geal´er

con|geal´er
con|geal «kuhn JEEL», transitive verb, intransitive verb.
1. to harden or make solid by cold; freeze: »

The river congealed into a solid sheet of ice with the first freeze this winter.

2. to solidify as if by freezing; thicken; stiffen: »

The pudding congealed as it cooled. Figurative. Fear congealed his very blood.

SYNONYM(S): coagulate, jell.
[< Old French congeler, learned borrowing from Latin congelāre < com- (intensive) + gelāre freeze < gelū, -ūs frost, ice]
con|geal´a|ble, adjective.
con|geal´er, noun.
con|geal´ment, noun.

Useful english dictionary. 2012.

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  • con|geal — «kuhn JEEL», transitive verb, intransitive verb. 1. to harden or make solid by cold; freeze: »The river congealed into a solid sheet of ice with the first freeze this winter. 2. to solidify as if by freezing; thicken; stiffen: »The pudding… …   Useful english dictionary

  • con|geal´ment — con|geal «kuhn JEEL», transitive verb, intransitive verb. 1. to harden or make solid by cold; freeze: »The river congealed into a solid sheet of ice with the first freeze this winter. 2. to solidify as if by freezing; thicken; stiffen: »The… …   Useful english dictionary

  • con|geal´a|ble — con|geal «kuhn JEEL», transitive verb, intransitive verb. 1. to harden or make solid by cold; freeze: »The river congealed into a solid sheet of ice with the first freeze this winter. 2. to solidify as if by freezing; thicken; stiffen: »The… …   Useful english dictionary

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  • un|con|geal — «UHN kuhn JEEL», intransitive verb. to thaw; melt …   Useful english dictionary

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  • congeal — con•geal [[t]kənˈdʒil[/t]] v. t. v. i. 1) phs to change from a soft or fluid state to a rigid or solid state, as by cooling or freezing 2) phs to coagulate, as a fluid; curdle 3) to make or become fixed, as ideas, sentiments, or principles •… …   From formal English to slang

  • congeal — con|geal [ kən dʒil ] verb intransitive if a substance such as blood or fat congeals, it becomes thick and almost solid ╾ con|gealed adjective …   Usage of the words and phrases in modern English

  • congeal — con·geal kən jē(ə)l vt 1) to change from a fluid to a solid state by or as if by cold 2) to make viscid or curdled: COAGULATE vi to become congealed …   Medical dictionary

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