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con⋅geal

  [kuhn-jeel]
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–verb (used with object), verb (used 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.
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.
Origin:
1350–1400; ME congelen (< MF congeler) < L congelāre, equiv. to con- con- + gelāre to freeze; see gelid

Related forms:
con⋅geal⋅a⋅ble, adjective
con⋅geal⋅a⋅bil⋅i⋅ty, con⋅geal⋅a⋅ble⋅ness, noun
con⋅geal⋅ed⋅ness, noun
con⋅geal⋅er, noun
con⋅geal⋅ment, noun

Synonyms:
1. harden, set, jell, solidify.
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Main Entry: con·geal
Pronunciation: k&n-'jE(&)l
Function: transitive verb
1 : to change from a fluid to a solid state by or as if bycold
2 : to make viscid or curdled : COAGULATE congeal intransitive senses
: to become congealed
Merriam-Webster's Medical Dictionary, © 2002 Merriam-Webster, Inc.
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