Congeal meaning

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

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.

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To solidify or coagulate.

Fat congealed in globs on the surface of the soup.

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To come together so as to form a whole or produce a result.
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To cause to solidify or coagulate.

The cool air congealed the fat.

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To cause to come together to form a whole or produce a result.

The conversation congealed his thoughts into a theory.

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To solidify or thicken by cooling or freezing.
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To thicken; coagulate; jell.
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To change from a liquid to solid state perhaps by cold.
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To coagulate, make curdled or semi-solid as gel or jelly.
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To make rigid or immobile.
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(intransitive) To become congealed, solidify.
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Origin of congeal

Middle English congelen from Old French congeler from Latin congelāre com- com- gelāre to freeze gel- in Indo-European roots

Sentence Examples

  • 4 By the middle of September snow flurries have announced the imminence of winter, the smaller streams congeal, the earth freezes, the miner perforce abandons his diggings, and navigation ceases even on the Yukon in October.

  • Wine didn't congeal like this did.

  • Fruit Pectin: Fruit pectin is often used to help liquids congeal in jams and jellies, and can have a similar function in gluten-free bread.

  • The young stars may be surrounded by disks of dusty material which might eventually congeal into planets.

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