congeal

== English == === Etymology === From Middle English congelen, from Middle French congeler, from Latin congelare, cognate with Portuguese and Spanish congelar. === Pronunciation === enPR: kənjēl', IPA(key): /kənˈd͡ʒiːl/ Rhymes: -iːl === Verb === congeal (third-person singular simple present congeals, present participle congealing, simple past and past participle congealed) (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. Synonym: clot (transitive) To make rigid or immobile. (intransitive) To become congealed, solidify. ==== Derived terms ==== ==== Translations ====