congeal

English

Etymology

From Middle English congelen, from Middle French congeler, from Latin congelare, cognate with Portuguese and Spanish congelar.

Pronunciation

enPR: kənjēl', IPA^(key): /kənˈd͡ʒiːl/
Rhymes: -iːl
Audio (US): (file)

Verb

congeal (third-person singular simple present congeals, present participle congealing, simple past and past participle congealed)

(transitive) To change from a liquid to solid state, perhaps due to cold; called to freeze in nontechnical usage.
(transitive) To coagulate, make curdled or semi-solid such as gel or jelly.
(transitive) To make rigid or immobile.
We must act before opposition to our plans congeals.
(intransitive) To become congealed, solidify.

Derived terms

Translations

to change from a liquid to solid state

Afrikaans: stol
Bulgarian: втвърдявам се (vtvǎrdjavam se)
Cornish: kowla
Danish: stivne
Dutch: stollen (nl)
Finnish: jähmettää (fi)
Galician: conxelar (gl)
German: erstarren (de)
Hebrew: קפא (he) (kafá)
Icelandic: hlaupa (is)
Irish: oighrigh, reoigh, sioc, téacht, cruaigh
Italian: congelare (it)
Khmer: កក (km) (kɑɑk)
Maori: papaku, whakatotoka
Norwegian: stivne
Polish: zestalić
Portuguese: congelar (pt)
Russian: застыва́ть (ru) impf (zastyvátʹ), засты́ть (ru) pf (zastýtʹ), замерза́ть (ru) impf (zamerzátʹ), замёрзнуть (ru) pf (zamjórznutʹ) (freeze), тверде́ть (ru) impf (tverdétʹ), затверде́ть (ru) pf (zatverdétʹ) (harden)
Spanish: congelar (es)
Swedish: stelna (sv)
Ukrainian: застига́ти impf (zastyháty), засти́гнути pf (zastýhnuty), засти́гти pf (zastýhty), замерза́ти impf (zamerzáty), заме́рзнути pf (zamérznuty)

to coagulate, make curdled or semi-solid as gel or jelly

Afrikaans: koaguleer, stol
Bulgarian: коагулирам (bg) (koaguliram)
Danish: koagulere
Dutch: stollen (nl), stremmen (nl)
Finnish: hyydyttää, hyytelöidä (fi)
German: gerinnen (de), koagulieren (de)
Hebrew: הקפיא (he) (hikpí)
Irish: téacht, cruaigh
Italian: coagulare (it)
Khmer: កក (km) (kɑɑk)
Latin: concrescō
Maori: whakatotoka
Norwegian: koagulere
Portuguese: gelificar (pt)
Russian: сгуща́ть (ru) impf (sguščátʹ), сгусти́ть (ru) pf (sgustítʹ), коагули́ровать (ru) impf or pf (koagulírovatʹ), свёртывать (ru) impf (svjórtyvatʹ), сверну́ть (ru) pf (svernútʹ)
Spanish: coagular (es)
Swedish: koagulera (sv), ysta sig

to make rigid or immobile

Finnish: jähmettää (fi)
Portuguese: congelar (pt)

to become congealed, solidify

Bulgarian: сгъстявам се (sgǎstjavam se)
Cornish: kowla
Dutch: stollen (nl), coaguleren (nl)
Finnish: jähmettyä (fi)
Irish: reoigh, cruaigh, oighrigh, sioc, téacht
Maori: tepe, tetepe
Russian: застыва́ть (ru) impf (zastyvátʹ), засты́ть (ru) pf (zastýtʹ), замерза́ть (ru) impf (zamerzátʹ), замёрзнуть (ru) pf (zamjórznutʹ) (freeze), тверде́ть (ru) impf (tverdétʹ), затверде́ть (ru) pf (zatverdétʹ) (harden)
Spanish: congelar (es) (pronominal)

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Korean: (intransitive) ^{(please verify)} 얼다 (eolda) (eolda (eolda)), ^{(please verify)} 엉기다 (eonggida) (eonggida (eonggida)), (transitive) ^{(please verify)} 얼리다 (eollida) (eollida (eollida))
Turkish: ^{(please verify)} katılaşmak (tr), ^{(please verify)} pıhtılaşmak (tr) (for blood)