| 单词 | congeal |
| 释义 | congeal[ kuhn-jeel ] / kənˈdʒil / SEE SYNONYMS FOR congeal ON THESAURUS.COM verb (used with or without object)to change from a soft or fluid state to a rigid or solid state, as by cooling or freezing: The fat congealed on the top of the soup. to curdle; coagulate, as a fluid. to make or become fixed, as ideas, sentiments, or principles: Some philosophic systems lost their vitality and congealed. Origin of congeal1350–1400; Middle English congelen (<Middle French congeler) <Latin congelāre, equivalent to con-con- + gelāre to freeze; see gelid SYNONYMS FOR congeal1 harden, set, jell, solidify. SEE SYNONYMS FOR congeal ON THESAURUS.COM OTHER WORDS FROM congealWords nearby congealCong, conga, con game, Congaree, congé, congeal, congealed salad, congee, congelation, congelifraction, congeliturbation Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for congealBritish Dictionary definitions for congealcongeal / (kənˈdʒiːl) / verbto change or cause to change from a soft or fluid state to a firm or solid state to form or cause to form into a coagulated mass; curdle; jell (intr) (of ideas) to take shape or become fixed in form Derived forms of congealcongealable, adjectivecongealer, nouncongealment, nounWord Origin for congealC14: from Old French congeler, from Latin congelāre, from com- together + gelāre to freeze Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012 |
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