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jellify

verb · 4 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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1

verb

Meaning 1

To form a jelly; to gel.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: dated, intransitive

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Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

2

verb

Meaning 2

To make into a jelly (in any sense).

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: transitive

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Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

3

verb

Meaning 3

make into jelly

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

Examples

  • jellify a liquid

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: jelly

Antonyms: none provided

Broader terms: change integrity

4

verb

Meaning 4

become jelly

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

Examples

  • The sauce jellified

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

Broader terms: change integrity

History

Etymology

From jelly + -fy.

Across languages

Translations

2 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Finnish: hyytelöityä — to turn into a jelly
  • Finnish: hyytelöidä — to make into a jelly