congeal
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congeal
- /kənˈd͡ʒiːl/
Rhymes with -iːl
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Proto-Indo-European *ḱe?
Proto-Indo-European *ḱóm
Proto-Italic *kom
Proto-Italic *kom-
Latin con-
Proto-Indo-European *gel-
Latin gelū
Proto-Indo-European *-h₂
Proto-Indo-European *-éh₂
Proto-Indo-European *-yéti
Proto-Indo-European *-eh₂yéti
Proto-Indo-European *-h₂tiinflu.
Proto-Italic *-ājō
Proto-Italic *-āō
Latin -ō
Latin gelō
Latin congelōder.
Middle French congelerbor.
Middle English congelen
English congeal
From Middle English congelen, from Middle French congeler, from Latin congelare, cognate with Portuguese and Spanish congelar.
verb congeals · congealing · congealed
- To change from a liquid to solid state, perhaps due to cold; called to freeze in nontechnical usage.
- To coagulate, make curdled or semi-solid such as gel or jelly.
- To make rigid or immobile. We must act before opposition to our plans congeals.
- To become congealed, solidify.
