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jell    Audio Help   [jel] Pronunciation Key
–verb (used without object)
1.to congeal; become jellylike in consistency.
2.to become clear, substantial, or definite; crystallize: The plan began to jell once we all met to discuss it.
–verb (used with object)
3.to cause to jell.

[Origin: 1820–30; back formation from jelly]
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jell    Audio Help   (jěl)  Pronunciation Key 
v.   jelled, jell·ing, jells

v.   intr.
  1. To become firm or gelatinous; congeal. See Synonyms at coagulate.
  2. To take shape or fall into place; crystallize: A plan of action finally jelled in my mind.

v.   tr.
  1. To cause to become firm or gelatinous.
  2. To cause to take shape; make clear and definite; crystallize.


[Probably back-formation from jelly.]

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Online Etymology Dictionary - Cite This Source - Share This
jell 
1830, Amer.Eng. back-formation of jelly. Figurative sense is first attested 1908. M.E. had gelen "congeal," but it disappeared 15c.

Online Etymology Dictionary, © 2001 Douglas Harper
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jell

verb
become gelatinous; "the liquid jelled after we added the enzyme" 

WordNet® 3.0, © 2006 by Princeton University.
Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary - Cite This Source - Share This

Jell

Jell\, v. i. To jelly. [Colloq.]
Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary, © 1996, 1998 MICRA, Inc.
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