co·ag·u·late
kō-ˈa-gyə-ˌlāt 
coagulated; coagulating
2
: to gather together or form into a mass or group
: to become coagulated
co·ag·u·late
kō-ˈa-gyə-lət
-ˌlāt
archaic
: being clotted or congealed
Synonyms
Examples of coagulate in a Sentence
Verb
The eggs coagulate when heated.
The medicine helps coagulate blood.
Recent Examples on the Web
Alex Raiman, EW.com, 29 Sep. 2023
Then they are allowed to coagulate, before being pressed into shape.
—Shauna Lyon, The New Yorker, 13 Oct. 2023
Scientists have proven the blood of salmon in pre-spawn phases coagulates almost immediately.
—Bill Monroe, oregonlive, 8 Sep. 2023
Fish scientists agree the blood of a salmon in the pre-spawning phase coagulates almost instantaneously.
—Bill Monroe, oregonlive, 4 Aug. 2023
Indeed, the show coagulated out of a broth of cooperation that had been simmering for more than a decade.
—Patrick Frater, Variety, 28 July 2023
The team that has coagulated around him is so strange and perfect.
—Corbin Smith, Rolling Stone, 13 June 2023
It is prepared by coagulating soy milk, then pressing the curds that are created into solid white blocks that come in a range of textures from silken, soft, and firm, to extra firm, and super firm.
—Juliet Pennington, BostonGlobe.com, 24 May 2023
Exposed to air, the latex coagulated into a lump before being collected by tappers and sent to a processing plant.
—Michael Grabell, ProPublica, 3 May 2023
Verb
Marie panics, her mother bursts inside to see what's going on… and Marie's blood suddenly coagulates into a sharp point and soars through the air, slitting her mother's throat.
—Alex Raiman, EW.com, 29 Sep. 2023
Then they are allowed to coagulate, before being pressed into shape.
—Shauna Lyon, The New Yorker, 13 Oct. 2023
Scientists have proven the blood of salmon in pre-spawn phases coagulates almost immediately.
—Bill Monroe, oregonlive, 8 Sep. 2023
Fish scientists agree the blood of a salmon in the pre-spawning phase coagulates almost instantaneously.
—Bill Monroe, oregonlive, 4 Aug. 2023
Indeed, the show coagulated out of a broth of cooperation that had been simmering for more than a decade.
—Patrick Frater, Variety, 28 July 2023
The team that has coagulated around him is so strange and perfect.
—Corbin Smith, Rolling Stone, 13 June 2023
It is prepared by coagulating soy milk, then pressing the curds that are created into solid white blocks that come in a range of textures from silken, soft, and firm, to extra firm, and super firm.
—Juliet Pennington, BostonGlobe.com, 24 May 2023
Exposed to air, the latex coagulated into a lump before being collected by tappers and sent to a processing plant.
—Michael Grabell, ProPublica, 3 May 2023
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coagulate
1 of 2 verb
co·ag·u·late
kō-ˈag-yə-ˌlāt
coagulated; coagulating
1
: to cause to become viscous or thickened into a coherent mass : clot
blood platelets that coagulate blood—Sonni Efron
Sonni Efronrennin coagulates milk
2
: to subject to coagulation
high-frequency radio waves used to cut and coagulate tissue—Alan Goldstein
Alan Goldstein
: to become coagulated : undergo coagulation
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