congeals

Meaning of congeals

verb, 3rd person present
  1. become semi-solid, especially on cooling.
    the blood had congealed into blobs

late Middle English: from Old French congeler, from Latin congelare, from con- ‘together’ + gelare ‘freeze’ (from gelu ‘frost’).

Information about congeals

  • It is a verb.
  • The singular form of congeals is: congeal.
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Hyphenation of congeals

con-geals

  • It consists of 2 syllables and 8 chars.
  • congeals is a word disyllabic because it has two syllables

congeals synonyms

Meaning (of a fluid, especially blood) change to a solid or semi-solid state:

coagulate

Meaning form or cause to form clots:

clot

Meaning (of a thick or sticky substance) dry or harden into a solid mass:

cake

Meaning harden into a solid or semi-solid state:

set

Meaning make or become hard or solid:

solidify

Meaning make or become hard or harder:

harden

Meaning make or become thick or thicker:

thicken

Meaning make or become stiff or rigid:

stiffen

Meaning become dry:

dry

Meaning (of a liquid or semi-liquid substance) set or become more solid:

gel

Meaning focus all one's attention on a particular object or activity:

concentrate

Meaning fasten (something) securely in a particular place or position:

fix

Meaning thicken or congeal:

inspissate

congeals antonyms

Meaning make or become soft or softer:

soften

Meaning make or become liquid:

liquefy

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