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