COAGULATION Synonyms: 31 Similar and Opposite Words

coagulate

verb

kō-ˈa-gyə-ˌlāt

Definition of coagulate

as in to gel

to turn from a liquid into a substance resembling jelly the blood coagulated, and a scab formed on the wound

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Recent Examples of coagulate A lot of the ambivalent parent discourse tends to coagulate around white cis-het mothers of a certain milieu. — Brittany Allen, Literary Hub, 16 Mar. 2026 The honey was too thick and caused the sauce to kind of coagulate. — Brittany Loggins, Bon Appetit Magazine, 17 Dec. 2025 For many of the protesters, a general sense of lawlessness – not supported by official crime figures for England and Wales, which broadly show a decrease over the past decade – had coagulated into a specific fear of migrants. — Christian Edwards, CNN Money, 12 Dec. 2025 Researchers tasted the first trials of ant yogurt, where the milk had begun to coagulate and acidify, which are signs of early yogurt fermentation. — Mrigakshi Dixit, Interesting Engineering, 3 Oct. 2025 See All Example Sentences for coagulate

Recent Examples of Synonyms for coagulate

Verb

First, Redick offered a shady response about the team gelling after superstar LeBron James departed.

— Alejandro Avila OutKick, FOXNews.com, 25 Sep. 2026
This unit has plenty of opportunities to gel by November, when the schedule softens a bit before a potential playoff push.

— Zak Keefer, New York Times, 9 Sep. 2026

Definition of gel

Verb

When you thaw meat at room temperature, the exterior can warm up into this zone while the interior is still frozen.

— Katie Rosenhouse, Southern Living, 26 Sep. 2026
That creates friction with organizations pre-wired to freeze configurations, validate extensively and minimize variation before production.

— Rajjie Sarmey, Forbes.com, 25 Sep. 2026

Definition of freeze

Verb

Before freezing, blanching the potatoes gelatinizes surface starches, and freezing encourages those starches to reorganize into a firmer structure.

— Anne Wolf, Martha Stewart, 8 Feb. 2026
Starches swell with heat and water, gelatinizing to give dough its airy lift.

— Sanjay Srivastava, Forbes.com, 19 Sep. 2025