Main Entry: con·geal

Pronunciation: \kən-ˈjēl\

Function: verb

Etymology: Middle English congelen, from Middle French congeler, from Latin congelare, from com- + gelare to freeze — more at cold

Date: 14th century

transitive verb 1 : to change from a fluid to a solid state by or as if by cold
2 : to make viscid or curdled : coagulate
3 : to make rigid, fixed, or immobileintransitive verb : to become congealed : solidify

— con·geal·ment \-mənt\ noun