congeal
To change from a liquid to solid state, perhaps due to coldTo change from a liquid to solid state, perhaps due to cold; called to freeze in nontechnical usage.
» Frozen water is called ice; dew congealed is called frost.
Meaning
4 senses(transitive)To change from a liquid to solid state, perhaps due to cold; called to freeze in nontechnical usage.
erstarren
застыва́тьzastyvátʹ, засты́тьzastýtʹ, замерза́тьzamerzátʹ
застига́тиzastyháty, засти́гнутиzastýhnuty, засти́гтиzastýhty
(transitive)To coagulate, make curdled or semi-solid such as gel or jelly.
gerinnen, koagulieren
сгуща́тьsguščátʹ, сгусти́тьsgustítʹ, коагули́роватьkoagulírovatʹ
(transitive)To make rigid or immobile.
We must act before opposition to our plans congeals.
(intransitive)To become congealed, solidify.
застыва́тьzastyvátʹ, засты́тьzastýtʹ, замерза́тьzamerzátʹ
become gelatinous
Examples
6 sentencesFrozen water is called ice; dew congealed is called frost.
If you leave it for too long, it will congeal.
The confused mind is the mind that, thinking something over, congeals in one place.
My blood is congealing.
Mass is "congealed energy."
deMasse ist „geronnene Energie“.
Translations
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Origin
From Middle English congelen, from Middle French congeler, from Latin congelare, cognate wFrom Middle English congelen, from Middle French congeler, from Latin congelare, cognate with Portuguese and Spanish congelar.
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Forms
congeals, congealing, congealed, congealedSynonyms
3 synonymsWord family
8 related wordsLessons for this word
3 lessons- A1Present simple — Because it is a verb
- A1Past simple, regular verbs — Because of its past form
- A2Present perfect: introduction — Because of its past participle