congeal
verb/kənˈdʒiːl/
/kənˈdʒiːl/
[intransitive]Verb Forms
| present simple I / you / we / they congeal | /kənˈdʒiːl/ /kənˈdʒiːl/ |
| he / she / it congeals | /kənˈdʒiːlz/ /kənˈdʒiːlz/ |
| past simple congealed | /kənˈdʒiːld/ /kənˈdʒiːld/ |
| past participle congealed | /kənˈdʒiːld/ /kənˈdʒiːld/ |
| -ing form congealing | /kənˈdʒiːlɪŋ/ /kənˈdʒiːlɪŋ/ |
- (of blood, fat, etc.) to become thick or solid
- The cold remains of supper had congealed on the plate.
- (figurative) The bitterness and tears had congealed into hatred.
Oxford Collocations DictionaryCongeal is used with these nouns as the subject:- blood
Word Originlate Middle English: from Old French congeler, from Latin congelare, from con- ‘together’ + gelare ‘freeze’ (from gelu ‘frost’).Definitions on the go
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