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congeal

verb · 5 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

Definitions and examples are grouped by meaning. Pronunciation, history, word forms, translations, descendants, synonyms, antonyms, derived terms, and related words appear whenever the source provides them.

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  • kənjēl'
  • /kənˈd͡ʒiːl/
  • rhymes with -iːl
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  • CMU ARPABET: K AH0 N JH IY1 L Digits mark lexical stress: 1 primary, 2 secondary, 0 unstressed.

1

verb

Meaning 1

To change from a liquid to solid state, perhaps due to cold; called to freeze in nontechnical usage.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: transitive

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

2

verb

Meaning 2

To coagulate, make curdled or semi-solid such as gel or jelly.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: transitive

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: clot

Antonyms: none provided

3

verb

Meaning 3

To make rigid or immobile.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: transitive

Examples

  • We must act before opposition to our plans congeals.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

4

verb

Meaning 4

To become congealed, solidify.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: intransitive

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

5

verb

Meaning 5

become gelatinous

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

Examples

  • the liquid jelled after we added the enzyme

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: jell, set

Antonyms: none provided

Broader terms: solidify

History

Etymology

Etymology tree 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.

Across languages

Translations

97 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Afrikaans: stol — (transitive) to change from a liquid to solid state
  • Bulgarian: втвърдявам се (vtvǎrdjavam se) — (transitive) to change from a liquid to solid state
  • Cornish: kowla — (transitive) to change from a liquid to solid state
  • Danish: stivne — (transitive) to change from a liquid to solid state
  • Dutch: stollen — (transitive) to change from a liquid to solid state
  • Finnish: jähmettää — (transitive) to change from a liquid to solid state
  • Galician: conxelar — (transitive) to change from a liquid to solid state
  • German: erstarren — (transitive) to change from a liquid to solid state
  • Greek: πήζω (pízo) — (transitive) to change from a liquid to solid state
  • Greek: παγώνω (pagóno) — (transitive) to change from a liquid to solid state
  • Hebrew: קפא (kafá) — (transitive) to change from a liquid to solid state
  • Icelandic: hlaupa — (transitive) to change from a liquid to solid state
  • Irish: oighrigh — (transitive) to change from a liquid to solid state
  • Irish: reoigh — (transitive) to change from a liquid to solid state
  • Irish: sioc — (transitive) to change from a liquid to solid state
  • Irish: téacht — (transitive) to change from a liquid to solid state
  • Irish: cruaigh — (transitive) to change from a liquid to solid state
  • Italian: congelare — (transitive) to change from a liquid to solid state
  • Khmer: កក (kɑɑk) — (transitive) to change from a liquid to solid state
  • Māori: papaku — (transitive) to change from a liquid to solid state
  • Māori: whakatotoka — (transitive) to change from a liquid to solid state
  • Norwegian: stivne — (transitive) to change from a liquid to solid state
  • Polish: zestalać — (transitive) to change from a liquid to solid state
  • Polish: zestalić — (transitive) to change from a liquid to solid state
  • Portuguese: congelar — (transitive) to change from a liquid to solid state
  • Russian: застыва́ть (zastyvátʹ) — (transitive) to change from a liquid to solid state
  • Russian: засты́ть (zastýtʹ) — (transitive) to change from a liquid to solid state
  • Russian: замерза́ть (zamerzátʹ) — (transitive) to change from a liquid to solid state
  • Russian: замёрзнуть (zamjórznutʹ) — (transitive) to change from a liquid to solid state
  • Russian: тверде́ть (tverdétʹ) — (transitive) to change from a liquid to solid state
  • Russian: затверде́ть (zatverdétʹ) — (transitive) to change from a liquid to solid state
  • Spanish: congelar — (transitive) to change from a liquid to solid state
  • Spanish: cuajar — (transitive) to change from a liquid to solid state
  • Swedish: stelna — (transitive) to change from a liquid to solid state
  • Ukrainian: застига́ти (zastyháty) — (transitive) to change from a liquid to solid state
  • Ukrainian: засти́гнути (zastýhnuty) — (transitive) to change from a liquid to solid state
  • Ukrainian: засти́гти (zastýhty) — (transitive) to change from a liquid to solid state
  • Ukrainian: замерза́ти (zamerzáty) — (transitive) to change from a liquid to solid state
  • Ukrainian: заме́рзнути (zamérznuty) — (transitive) to change from a liquid to solid state
  • Afrikaans: koaguleer — to coagulate, make curdled or semi-solid as gel or jelly
  • Afrikaans: stol — to coagulate, make curdled or semi-solid as gel or jelly
  • Bulgarian: коагулирам (koaguliram) — to coagulate, make curdled or semi-solid as gel or jelly
  • Danish: koagulere — to coagulate, make curdled or semi-solid as gel or jelly
  • Dutch: stollen — to coagulate, make curdled or semi-solid as gel or jelly
  • Dutch: stremmen — to coagulate, make curdled or semi-solid as gel or jelly
  • Finnish: hyydyttää — to coagulate, make curdled or semi-solid as gel or jelly
  • Finnish: hyytelöidä — to coagulate, make curdled or semi-solid as gel or jelly
  • German: gerinnen — to coagulate, make curdled or semi-solid as gel or jelly
  • German: koagulieren — to coagulate, make curdled or semi-solid as gel or jelly
  • Greek: πήζω (pízo) — to coagulate, make curdled or semi-solid as gel or jelly
  • Hebrew: הקפיא (hikpí) — to coagulate, make curdled or semi-solid as gel or jelly
  • Irish: téacht — to coagulate, make curdled or semi-solid as gel or jelly
  • Irish: cruaigh — to coagulate, make curdled or semi-solid as gel or jelly
  • Italian: coagulare — to coagulate, make curdled or semi-solid as gel or jelly
  • Khmer: កក (kɑɑk) — to coagulate, make curdled or semi-solid as gel or jelly
  • Māori: whakatotoka — to coagulate, make curdled or semi-solid as gel or jelly
  • Norwegian: koagulere — to coagulate, make curdled or semi-solid as gel or jelly
  • Portuguese: gelificar — to coagulate, make curdled or semi-solid as gel or jelly
  • Russian: сгуща́ть (sguščátʹ) — to coagulate, make curdled or semi-solid as gel or jelly
  • Russian: сгусти́ть (sgustítʹ) — to coagulate, make curdled or semi-solid as gel or jelly
  • Russian: коагули́ровать (koagulírovatʹ) — to coagulate, make curdled or semi-solid as gel or jelly
  • Russian: свёртывать (svjórtyvatʹ) — to coagulate, make curdled or semi-solid as gel or jelly
  • Russian: сверну́ть (svernútʹ) — to coagulate, make curdled or semi-solid as gel or jelly
  • Swedish: koagulera — to coagulate, make curdled or semi-solid as gel or jelly
  • Swedish: ysta sig — to coagulate, make curdled or semi-solid as gel or jelly
  • Finnish: jähmettää — to make rigid or immobile
  • Portuguese: congelar — to make rigid or immobile
  • Bulgarian: сгъстявам се (sgǎstjavam se) — to become congealed, solidify
  • Cornish: kowla — to become congealed, solidify
  • Dutch: stollen — to become congealed, solidify
  • Dutch: coaguleren — to become congealed, solidify
  • Finnish: jähmettyä — to become congealed, solidify
  • Greek: πήζω (pízo) — to become congealed, solidify
  • Irish: reoigh — to become congealed, solidify
  • Irish: cruaigh — to become congealed, solidify
  • Irish: oighrigh — to become congealed, solidify
  • Irish: sioc — to become congealed, solidify
  • Irish: téacht — to become congealed, solidify
  • Latin: concrescō — to become congealed, solidify
  • Māori: tepe — to become congealed, solidify
  • Māori: tetepe — to become congealed, solidify
  • Polish: krzepnąć — to become congealed, solidify
  • Polish: skrzepnąć — to become congealed, solidify
  • Polish: zakrzepnąć — to become congealed, solidify
  • Polish: zestalać się — to become congealed, solidify
  • Polish: zestalić się — to become congealed, solidify
  • Portuguese: congelar — to become congealed, solidify
  • Russian: застыва́ть (zastyvátʹ) — to become congealed, solidify
  • Russian: засты́ть (zastýtʹ) — to become congealed, solidify
  • Russian: замерза́ть (zamerzátʹ) — to become congealed, solidify
  • Russian: замёрзнуть (zamjórznutʹ) — to become congealed, solidify
  • Russian: тверде́ть (tverdétʹ) — to become congealed, solidify
  • Russian: затверде́ть (zatverdétʹ) — to become congealed, solidify
  • Spanish: congelarse — to become congealed, solidify
  • Spanish: cuajar — to become congealed, solidify
  • Tamil: இறுகு (iṟuku) — to become congealed, solidify
  • Ottoman Turkish: طوكمق (doñmak) — to become congealed, solidify