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   congeal

   /kənˈdʒiːl/

   verb

   • 1. become semi-solid, especially on cooling: "the blood had congealed into blobs"
   • ▪ take shape or coalesce, especially to form a satisfying whole: "the ballet failed to congeal as a single oeuvre"

   Word Origin late Middle English: from Old French congeler, from Latin congelare, from con- ‘together’ + gelare ‘freeze’ (from gelu ‘frost’).

   Derivatives

   • 1. congealable adjective

   Scrabble Points: 10

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