- 1(of blood, fat, etc.) to become thick or solid congealed blood The cold remains of supper had congealed on the plate.
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- 2(figurative) The bitterness and tears had congealed into hatred.
congeal
verbNAmE//kənˈdʒil//
[intransitive]Verb Forms present simple I / you / we / they congeal he / she / it congeals
past simple congealed
-ing form congealing
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