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congeal(dictionary)

congeal (iou)



congeal verb. LME.
[Old & mod. French congeler from Latin congelare, formed as CON- + gelare freeze, from gelu frost.]
I. verb trans.
Convert by cooling from a soft or fluid state to a solid one; freeze. LME.
fig.: S. Johnson Curiosity..may be dissipated in trifles or congealed by indolence.
Make crystalline or solid by any means. LME-E18.
Make (a liquid, esp. the blood) viscid or jelly-like. LME.
fig.: Shakespeare Taming of Shrew Too much sadness hath congeal'd your blood.
II. verb intrans.
Become solid by cooling; freeze. LME.
Become solid by any process. LME.
Of a liquid: stiffen into a viscid or jelly-like consistency; coagulate. LME.
congealable adjective E17.
congealment noun (a) the act or process of congealing; (b) a congealed mass: LME.