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Date: 1300-1400
Language: Old French
Origin: congeler, from Latin congelare, from com- ( COM-) + gelare 'to freeze'

congeal

 verb
     
con‧geal [intransitive]
if a liquid such as blood congeals, it becomes thick or solid:
a pan full of congealed fat
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