congeal[verb]Synonyms: harden, cake, concrete, dry, indurate, set, solidify, coagulate, clot, gel, gelate, gelatinize, jell, jellify, jelly
Related Words: chill,
cool,
freeze [TahlilGaran] English Synonym Dictionary ▲
con‧geal /kənˈdʒiːl/
verb [intransitive][
Date: 1300-1400;
Language: Old French;
Origin: congeler, from Latin congelare, from com- ( ⇒ COM-) + gelare 'to freeze']
if a liquid such as blood congeals, it becomes thick or solid:
The fat had slowly congealed in the pan. [TahlilGaran] Dictionary of Contemporary English ▲