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3 definitions found From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: Congeal \Con*geal"\, v. i. To grow hard, stiff, or thick, from cold or other causes; to become solid; to freeze; to cease to flow; to run cold; to be chilled. Lest zeal, now melted . . . Cool and congeal again to what it was --Shak. From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: Congeal \Con*geal"\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Congealed}; p. pr & vb n. {Congealing}.] [F. congeler, L. congelare -gelatumn; con- + gelare to freeze, gelu frost. See {Gelid}.] 1. To change from a fluid to a solid state by cold; to freeze. A vapory deluge lies to snow congealed. --Thomson. 2. To affect as if by freezing; to check the flow of or cause to run cold; to chill. As if with horror to congeal his blood. --Stirling. From WordNet r 1.6 [wn]: congeal v : become gelatinous; "the liquid jelled after we added the enzyme" [syn: {jell}, {set}]
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