congeal

To congeal is to solidify, especially by cooling, or to take shape, especially to form a satisfying whole.

(verb)

When runny egg yolks cool and solidify, this is an example of a time when they congeal.
When the parts of a play come together to form a cohesive whole, this is an example of a time when they congeal.

See congeal in Webster's New World College Dictionary

transitive verb, intransitive verb

Origin: ME congelen < OFr congeler < L congelare < com-, together + gelare, to freeze: see gelatin

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See congeal in American Heritage Dictionary 4

verb con·gealed, con·geal·ing, con·geals

verb, intransitive

To solidify by or as if by freezing: “My aim . . . was to take the Hill by storm before . . . opposition to spending cuts congealed” (David A. Stockman).
To coagulate; jell.

verb, transitive

To cause to solidify or coagulate or to undergo a process likened to solidification or coagulation. See Synonyms at coagulate.

Origin:

Origin: Middle English congelen

Origin: , from Old French congeler

Origin: , from Latin congelāre

Origin: : com-, com-

Origin: + gelāre, to freeze; see gel- in Indo-European roots

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