congeal

verb

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-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.

1. To change from a liquid to solid state, perhaps due to cold; called to freeze in nontechnical usage.
2. To coagulate, make curdled or semi-solid such as gel or jelly.
3. To make rigid or immobile.

   “We must act before opposition to our plans congeals.”

4. To become congealed, solidify.