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congeal en · VERB

Pronunciation

• /kənˈd͡ʒiːl/
• kənjēl'
• (US) audio

Etymology

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *ḱe? Proto-Indo-European *ḱóm Proto-Italic *kom Proto-Italic *kom- Latin con- Proto-Indo-European *gel- Latin gelū Proto-Indo-European *-h₂ Proto-Indo-European *-éh₂ Proto-Indo-European *-yéti Proto-Indo-European *-eh₂yéti Proto-Indo-European *-h₂tiinflu. Proto-Italic *-ājō Proto-Italic *-āō Latin -ō Latin gelō Latin congelōder. Middle French congelerbor. Middle English congelen English congeal From Middle English congelen, from Middle French congeler, from Latin congelare, cognate with Portuguese and Spanish congelar.

Meanings

1. (transitive) To change from a liquid to solid state, perhaps due to cold; called to freeze in nontechnical usage.
2. (transitive) To coagulate, make curdled or semi-solid such as gel or jelly.
3. (transitive) To make rigid or immobile.
   • We must act before opposition to our plans congeals.
4. (intransitive) To become congealed, solidify.

Forms

Deriveds

congealability · congealer · recongeal · uncongeal · noncongealing · congealment · congealable

Relateds

congelation

Synonyms

clot

Translations (97)

ta இறுகு (to become congealed, solidify) · ga oighrigh ((transitive) to change from a liquid to solid state) · it coagulare (to coagulate, make curdled or semi-solid as gel or jelly) · no stivne ((transitive) to change from a liquid to solid state) · no koagulere (to coagulate, make curdled or semi-solid as gel or jelly) · nl stremmen (to coagulate, make curdled or semi-solid as gel or jelly) · sv koagulera (to coagulate, make curdled or semi-solid as gel or jelly) · pl krzepnąć (to become congealed, solidify) · bg коагулирам (to coagulate, make curdled or semi-solid as gel or jelly) · mi tepe (to become congealed, solidify) · is hlaupa ((transitive) to change from a liquid to solid state) · bg сгъстявам се (to become congealed, solidify) · pl zestalać ((transitive) to change from a liquid to solid state) · nl stollen (to coagulate, make curdled or semi-solid as gel or jelly) · af stol ((transitive) to change from a liquid to solid state) · pl zakrzepnąć (to become congealed, solidify) · pt congelar ((transitive) to change from a liquid to solid state) · kw kowla ((transitive) to change from a liquid to solid state) · bg втвърдявам се ((transitive) to change from a liquid to solid state) · el πήζω ((transitive) to change from a liquid to solid state) · fi hyydyttää (to coagulate, make curdled or semi-solid as gel or jelly) · sv ysta sig (to coagulate, make curdled or semi-solid as gel or jelly) · ru коагули́ровать (to coagulate, make curdled or semi-solid as gel or jelly) · ga téacht (to coagulate, make curdled or semi-solid as gel or jelly) · uk замерза́ти ((transitive) to change from a liquid to solid state) · pl zestalić się (to become congealed, solidify) · ru замёрзнуть (to become congealed, solidify) · gl conxelar ((transitive) to change from a liquid to solid state) · es congelar ((transitive) to change from a liquid to solid state) · ru замёрзнуть ((transitive) to change from a liquid to solid state) · ga téacht (to become congealed, solidify) · ru тверде́ть ((transitive) to change from a liquid to solid state) · ga reoigh ((transitive) to change from a liquid to solid state) · ru свёртывать (to coagulate, make curdled or semi-solid as gel or jelly) · fi hyytelöidä (to coagulate, make curdled or semi-solid as gel or jelly) · es cuajar ((transitive) to change from a liquid to solid state) · uk засти́гнути ((transitive) to change from a liquid to solid state) · mi tetepe (to become congealed, solidify) · km កក (to coagulate, make curdled or semi-solid as gel or jelly) · mi whakatotoka (to coagulate, make curdled or semi-solid as gel or jelly) · pl zestalić ((transitive) to change from a liquid to solid state) · el παγώνω ((transitive) to change from a liquid to solid state) · ru застыва́ть ((transitive) to change from a liquid to solid state) · uk засти́гти ((transitive) to change from a liquid to solid state) · ru засты́ть ((transitive) to change from a liquid to solid state) · ga téacht ((transitive) to change from a liquid to solid state) · ota طوكمق (to become congealed, solidify) · es congelarse (to become congealed, solidify) · ga cruaigh ((transitive) to change from a liquid to solid state) · de koagulieren (to coagulate, make curdled or semi-solid as gel or jelly) · ga sioc (to become congealed, solidify) · ru сгуща́ть (to coagulate, make curdled or semi-solid as gel or jelly) · fi jähmettää (to make rigid or immobile) · ga oighrigh (to become congealed, solidify) · ru сгусти́ть (to coagulate, make curdled or semi-solid as gel or jelly) · ga cruaigh (to coagulate, make curdled or semi-solid as gel or jelly) · kw kowla (to become congealed, solidify) · mi whakatotoka ((transitive) to change from a liquid to solid state) · sv stelna ((transitive) to change from a liquid to solid state) · nl stollen (to become congealed, solidify) · nl stollen ((transitive) to change from a liquid to solid state) · ru замерза́ть ((transitive) to change from a liquid to solid state) · da stivne ((transitive) to change from a liquid to solid state) · he קפא ((transitive) to change from a liquid to solid state) · fi jähmettyä (to become congealed, solidify) · ga cruaigh (to become congealed, solidify) · mi papaku ((transitive) to change from a liquid to solid state) · da koagulere (to coagulate, make curdled or semi-solid as gel or jelly) · pt congelar (to make rigid or immobile) · af stol (to coagulate, make curdled or semi-solid as gel or jelly) · el πήζω (to coagulate, make curdled or semi-solid as gel or jelly) · ga reoigh (to become congealed, solidify) · pl skrzepnąć (to become congealed, solidify) · he הקפיא (to coagulate, make curdled or semi-solid as gel or jelly) · pt gelificar (to coagulate, make curdled or semi-solid as gel or jelly) · km កក ((transitive) to change from a liquid to solid state) · uk заме́рзнути ((transitive) to change from a liquid to solid state) · ru замерза́ть (to become congealed, solidify) · la concrescō (to become congealed, solidify) · ru застыва́ть (to become congealed, solidify) · ru затверде́ть ((transitive) to change from a liquid to solid state) · de gerinnen (to coagulate, make curdled or semi-solid as gel or jelly) · nl coaguleren (to become congealed, solidify) · it congelare ((transitive) to change from a liquid to solid state) · pl zestalać się (to become congealed, solidify) · de erstarren ((transitive) to change from a liquid to solid state) · ru засты́ть (to become congealed, solidify) · es cuajar (to become congealed, solidify) · uk застига́ти ((transitive) to change from a liquid to solid state) · el πήζω (to become congealed, solidify) · ru сверну́ть (to coagulate, make curdled or semi-solid as gel or jelly) · fi jähmettää ((transitive) to change from a liquid to solid state) · af koaguleer (to coagulate, make curdled or semi-solid as gel or jelly) · ga sioc ((transitive) to change from a liquid to solid state) · ru тверде́ть (to become congealed, solidify) · pt congelar (to become congealed, solidify) · ru затверде́ть (to become congealed, solidify)