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congeal

/kənˈdʒil/kuhn-JEEL
/kənˈdʒil/kuhn-JEEL

Meaningto freeze together

Common meaning: to thicken or set solid

‘with, together’ + ‘frost, icy cold’ → congeal

Journey through time

  1. Latingelū‘frost, icy cold’
  2. Frenchcongeler
  3. Englishcongeal‘to thicken or set solid’ · today

con- also in: convexconveyconcaveconcealconcede

geal also in: gelidjellygelatine

Sources & notes

Meaning: “Meaning” is the sense that emerges from the word’s roots; “Common meaning” is today’s everyday sense. Both written by us.

Pronunciation

  • UK IPA: converted from the US form by rule (unchecked). Respelling: generated.
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  • US IPA: CMUdict (BSD-2), converted to IPA by rule. Respelling: generated.
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Origin: Built on Latin gelū ‘frost, icy cold’.

Did you know: our wording, based on Lewis & Short, Latin Dictionary (1879), entry gelū, p. 804 · dictionary scan; Skeat, Etymological Dictionary (1898), entry JELLY, p. 306 · dictionary scan

Roots

  • gelū Latin “frost, icy cold”

Related words

gelatinegelidjelly

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