congeal

English

Etymology

From Middle English congelen, from Middle French congeler, from Latin congelare, cognate with Portuguese and Spanish congelar.

Pronunciation

enPR: kənjēl', IPA^(key): /kənˈd͡ʒiːl/
Rhymes: -iːl
Audio (US) (file)

Verb

congeal (third-person singular simple present congeals, present participle congealing, simple past and past participle congealed)

(transitive) To change from a liquid to solid state, perhaps due to cold; called to freeze in nontechnical usage.
(transitive) To coagulate, make curdled or semi-solid such as gel or jelly.
(transitive) To make rigid or immobile.
We must act before opposition to our plans congeals.
(intransitive) To become congealed, solidify.

Translations

to change from a liquid to solid state

Afrikaans: stol
Bulgarian: втвърдявам се (vtvǎrdjavam se)
Cornish: kowla
Danish: stivne
Dutch: stollen (nl)
Finnish: jähmettää (fi)
Galician: conxelar (gl)
German: erstarren (de)
Hebrew: קפא‎ (he) (kafá)
Icelandic: hlaupa (is)
Irish: oighrigh, reoigh, sioc, téacht, cruaigh
Italian: congelare (it)
Khmer: កក (km) (kɑɑk)
Maori: papaku, whakatotoka
Norwegian: stivne
Polish: zestalić
Portuguese: congelar (pt)
Russian: застыва́ть (ru) impf (zastyvátʹ), засты́ть (ru) pf (zastýtʹ), замерза́ть (ru) impf (zamerzátʹ), замёрзнуть (ru) pf (zamjórznutʹ) (freeze), тверде́ть (ru) impf (tverdétʹ), затверде́ть (ru) pf (zatverdétʹ) (harden)
Spanish: congelar (es)
Swedish: stelna (sv)

to coagulate, make curdled or semi-solid as gel or jelly

Afrikaans: koaguleer, stol
Bulgarian:коагулирам (bg) (koaguliram)
Danish: koagulere
Dutch: stollen (nl), stremmen (nl)
Finnish: hyydyttää, hyytelöidä
German: gerinnen (de), koagulieren (de)
Hebrew: הקפיא‎ (he) (hikpí)
Irish: téacht, cruaigh
Italian: coagulare (it)
Khmer: កក (km) (kɑɑk)
Latin: concrescō
Maori: whakatotoka
Norwegian: koagulere
Portuguese: gelificar (pt)
Russian: сгуща́ть (ru) impf (sguščátʹ), сгусти́ть (ru) pf (sgustítʹ), коагули́ровать (ru) impf or pf (koagulírovatʹ), свёртывать (ru) impf (svjórtyvatʹ), сверну́ть (ru) pf (svernútʹ)
Spanish: coagular (es)
Swedish: koagulera (sv), ysta sig

to make rigid or immobile

Finnish: jähmettää (fi)
Portuguese: congelar (pt)

to become congealed, solidify

Bulgarian: сгъстявам се (sgǎstjavam se)
Cornish: kowla
Dutch: stollen (nl), coaguleren (nl)
Finnish: jähmettyä (fi)
Irish: reoigh, cruaigh, oighrigh, sioc, téacht
Maori: tepe, tetepe
Russian: застыва́ть (ru) impf (zastyvátʹ), засты́ть (ru) pf (zastýtʹ), замерза́ть (ru) impf (zamerzátʹ), замёрзнуть (ru) pf (zamjórznutʹ) (freeze), тверде́ть (ru) impf (tverdétʹ), затверде́ть (ru) pf (zatverdétʹ) (harden)
Spanish: congelar (es) (pronominal)

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Korean: (intransitive) ^{(please verify)} 얼다 (eolda) (eolda (eolda)), ^{(please verify)} 엉기다 (eonggida) (eonggida (eonggida)), (transitive) ^{(please verify)} 얼리다 (eollida) (eollida (eollida))
Turkish: ^{(please verify)} katılaşmak (tr), ^{(please verify)} pıhtılaşmak (tr) (for blood)